Protests held at UNC’s Silent Sam statue
CHAPEL HILL, NC (WWAY) — The Silent Sam statue at UNC Chapel Hill was the scene of a protest Sunday afternoon.
Two Confederate heritage groups, Alamance County Taking Back Alamance County and Orange County Taking Back Orange County, planned the 2 p.m. rally on UNC’s campus.
A post on the Alamance pro-Confederate Facebook page said:
We honor a beautiful monument that carries the names of those from the great state of North Carolina that fought and stood against tyranny and gave the ultimate sacrifice. Those rebels are the ancestors of us all and we will stand together and honor them.
In July, it was spray-painted with “Murderer” and “Black Lives Matter” on the base of the monument, while in August, someone spray-painted the words “Who is Sandra Bland?”
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