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UNC Chancellor Departs as Last Remnants of Confederate Statue Come Tumbling Down
Mere hours after University of North Carolina Chancellor Carol C. Folt announced her plans to resign, the last vestiges of the campus’ controversial Confederate statue were removed by school officials and placed in a “secure location,” according to the university. According to CNN, the statue’s base and commemorative plaques were removed either late Monday or…
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So Long, 'Silent Sam': Demonstrators Topple Confederate Statue at UNC Chapel Hill
For more than 100 years, “Silent Sam,” a bronze statue representing a Confederate soldier, stood vigil on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. On Monday night, his watch ended, as student protesters tore the statue off its pedestal. As the Charlotte Observer reports, a protest held on the UNC campus Monday…