silent sam
-
UNC-Chapel Hill to Rename Buildings Associated with White Supremacists
The residence hall and student affairs office will now be named after the first student and faculty of color to step foot on the campus.
-
National University Group Launches Investigation of Structural Racism at University of North Carolina
American Association of University Professors is looking into ‘egregious violations’ after the fiasco over the hiring of journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
-
In Wake of Deadly Charlottesville Protests, University of North Carolina Police Surveilled…Anti-Racism Activists
Police at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, alongside state investigators, monitored the cellphones of antiracism protesters demonstrating against the campus’ Confederate statue, “Silent Sam,” in 2017. NBC News broke the story, which comes just a week after the UNC System revealed it paid upwards of $2.5 million to a Confederate group to take the…
-
Confederate-Loving Couple Arrested for Vandalizing Slave Memorial
Two activists dedicated to preserving the memories of American traitors have been arrested for a racist crime spree that included replacing an American flag with the “white man’s flag” and defacing a memorial recognizing the contributions of enslaved Africans. And also, peeing. WTVD reports that the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Police Department arrested Nancy…
-
After UNC Monument to People of Color Defaced and Urinated on, Police Obtain Warrants for 2 Suspects
The University of North Carolina has obtained arrest warrants for two people accused of defacing a monument to people of color at the state university’s flagship campus over the weekend. According to the Associated Press, which spoke to UNC spokesman Randy Young, no arrests had been made as of Tuesday morning. The warrants were issued…
-
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…
-
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…