Sons of Confederate Veterans members oppose $2.5 million Silent Sam reward
Internal conflict has intensified within the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. since its questionable settlement with the UNC System weeks ago.
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Internal conflict has intensified within the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. since its questionable settlement with the UNC System weeks ago.
Sophomore De’Ivyion Drew (right) delivers closing remarks during a protest at the Center for School Leadership and Development on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. "There is no promise that groups who share the same sentiment as Sons of Confederate Veterans won't return to campus as a group to terrorize and brutalize students," said Drew to a crowd of demonstrators gathered to oppose the Board of Governors' decision to give Silent Sam and a $2.5 million fund to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Kevin Guskiewicz, who has served as UNC’s interim chancellor since February, was named the University’s 12th permanent chancellor Friday as protesters stood outside in opposition to the recent Silent Sam settlement.
Kevin Guskiewicz was named as UNC's 12th chancellor at a Board of Governors meeting Friday, effective immediately.
Updated 3:45 p.m.: Board of Governors Chairperson Randy Ramsey called the legal motion from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law "irresponsible" in a statement, saying the group is undermining public safety with attempts to return Silent Sam to campus.
Updated 6:35 p.m.: Law professor Eric Muller said interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz's Wednesday response to the $2.5 million Silent Sam trust had false information about what the settlement allows.
Activists make demands for Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz on the floor of the Faculty Governance Council for "Reparations, retract or resign" on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 in Kerr Hall. They referred to a settlement between the University and the Sons of Confederate Veterans to give the SCV Silent Sam and a trust fund of $2.5 million.
A group of students marched onto the floor when interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz was introduced at Friday's Faculty Council meeting and chanted three demands: "Reparations, retract or resign."
(From left) UNC students De'Ivyion Drew, Tamia Sanders, Chris Suggs and Keoana Nettles lay out several grievances they have with UNC police to Chief Perry. These criticisms referenced officer turnout at public meetings, Chief Perry's demeanor and appearance at the protest, and police behavior at protests. UNC's Black Student Movement, Black Congress and student and local activists convened in McCorkle place before marching to South Building on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 at 1 p.m. The activists named the event "Silent Sam is Not "Resolved"" and protested the University giving a $2.5 million trust fund to the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Silent Sam in a deal which removed Silent Sam from campus.
A rally sponsored by UNC Black Student Movement and Black Congress on Thursday to protest the UNC System’s $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement ended in a verbal disagreement between student activists and Police Chief David L. Perry about his interactions with students.
“Accept this monument and may it stand forever as a perpetual memorial to those sons of the University who suffered and sacrificed so much at the call of duty.”
When the UNC System announced it had settled a lawsuit that the public hadn’t yet heard about last week, Kevin Stone began celebrating his secret role in a “major strategic victory” for the pro-Confederate movement.
UNC faculty members across academic departments signed a letter in support of student safety, responding to the recent arrest of University graduate students involved in a protest against a Confederate monument in Pittsboro.
Last week, a Board of Governors committee met via conference call in a closed-door meeting. Hours later, a short press release was sent out from the chancellor’s office that finally ended Silent Sam's 15 month limbo.
More than a year after its toppling, the UNC System announced Wednesday that Silent Sam will be turned over to The North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc.
Updated 3:08 p.m.: Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz offered his "deepest appreciation" to the Board of Governors and interim UNC System President Bill Roper for their settlement agreement on Silent Sam in a campus-wide email Wednesday.
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The UNC-system Board of Governors gathered in the Center for School Leadership Development on Friday morning for their regular January meeting. At the meeting, several board members presented updates regarding the work of various committees and community members continued to discuss Silent Sam during the public comments session.
Protesters complicated a “standard business meeting” held this weekend by the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s North Carolina division.