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(02/20/20 1:15am)
Earlier this week, members of the community gathered at the Chapel Hill Public Library for “Conversations on Equity,” a speaker series sponsored by local groups that delves into issues of equity and race relations in the community.
(02/19/20 4:26am)
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law requested on behalf of its clients Tuesday that the Board of Governors seek to recover the $74,999 paid to the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. in an earlier settlement.
(02/18/20 2:21am)
Silent Sam is back in the lap of the Board of Governors after Judge Allen Baddour voided his order embodying the settlement between the Board and the Sons of Confederate Veterans that gave that organization the monument and more than $2.5 million.
(02/16/20 11:51pm)
Three months after the UNC System announced it would transfer ownership of Silent Sam to The North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., the future of the monument is in question once more.
(02/14/20 4:33am)
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article ran with an incorrect name. Randy Ramsey, chairperson of the Board of Governors, called the legal action by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law irresponsible on Dec. 16. The article has been updated to reflect the change. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
(02/13/20 12:40am)
Elizabeth Haddix, managing attorney for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under a Law, speaks to Judge Allen Baddour during a hearing in the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Judge Baddour ruled to vacate the consent order and dismiss the $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement between the UNC System Board of Governors and The North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. “It's a great victory for the people,” Haddix said.
(02/13/20 12:40am)
Burton Craige speaks to Judge Allen Baddour during a hearing in the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Judge Baddour ruled to vacate the consent order and dismiss the $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement between the UNC System Board of Governors and The North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc.
(02/12/20 8:32pm)
Judge Allen Baddour looks on as Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc's lawyer Boyd Sturges speaks during a hearing in the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.
(02/12/20 8:46pm)
Updated 10:54 p.m: Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz responded to Judge Baddour's dismissal of the Silent Sam suit with a statement reiterating his position on the monument.
(02/12/20 5:03pm)
Updated 10:54 p.m: Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz responded to Judge Baddour's dismissal of the Silent Sam suit with a statement reiterating his position on the monument.
(02/12/20 12:34am)
As more details regarding the $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement between the Board of Governors and Sons of Confederate Veterans are brought to light, it has become abundantly clear that the BOG has cemented their support and complacency in upholding white supremacy.
(02/11/20 1:57am)
Students can vote for UNC's next Student Body President on Tuesday, and this year, only two candidates are running. Reeves Moseley is a junior undergraduate, and Ryan Collins is a second-year law student.
(01/31/20 4:30am)
A small circle of UNC System leaders gave $74,999 to the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. two months ago, advancing a larger goal that both groups have concealed from public knowledge.
(01/28/20 1:36am)
The Faculty Executive Committee discussed faculty salaries and a UNC Faculty Assembly statement about the Sons of Confederate Veterans during its Monday meeting.
(01/28/20 8:28pm)
The same alumni who marched on Franklin Street during the Civil Rights Movement — the UNC Black Pioneers — are now partnering with a new generation of current students in pursuit of the same goal.
(01/27/20 3:38am)
The St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal and First Baptist Churches jointly condemned the UNC System’s settlement with the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) in a statement released Friday, Jan. 17.
(01/22/20 5:57pm)
A decorated government watchdog is attributing years of illegal political activity to the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. in a new complaint to the State Board of Elections, recommending major penalties against the pro-Confederate nonprofit that received a $2.5 million trust and $74,999 payment through backdoor dealings with the UNC System last November.
(01/22/20 2:38am)
Raleigh native André Leon Gray’s exhibition, “lost lux libertas,” is on display at the The John and June Allcott Gallery in the Hanes Art Center now until Feb. 25. The title of his exhibition is a reference of the official motto of UNC, “lux libertas,” Latin for light and liberty. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Friday.
(01/21/20 12:30am)
A group of UNC students and faculty partnered with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in a motion to intervene with the Board of Governors' $2.5 million deal with the North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans.
(01/17/20 1:45am)
A plaque to honor William Alexander Graham, Confederate States Senator among many other titles, is pictured on display in Memorial Hall on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. After the UNC System's decision to give funding and perpetual rights to Silent Sam to the North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans, Carolina Performing Arts released a statement on how surprised they were about the decision. Though CPA's statement recognized the plaques as a reminder of Southern history, their future is unknown.