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Confederate monument 'Silent Sam' spray-painted again on Friday

By Acy Jackson | April 17

The Silent Sam statue, a memorial to Confederate soldiers, was spray-painted on Friday with words encouraging love over hate.

Moderator Kia Caldwell (African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, UNC-CH), along with panelists Pat Parker (Communication, UNC-CH), Keisha-Khan Perry (Africana Studies, Brown), and Sharon Holland (American Studies, UNC-CH) discuss Black Feminism at a colloquium on February 7, 2017.

AAAD colloquium brings together experts on black feminism

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | February 8

The Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies' first spring event sparked conversations about empowerment, feminism and politics.

Library website collects Silent Sam’s history

By Natalie Conti | April 14

University archivists are encouraging students to look back at the history surrounding Silent Sam.

UNC Board of Trustees talks Student Stores, Carolina Hall

By Bradley Saacks | January 27

Winston Crisp was probably exaggerating when he told the UNC Board of Trustees University Affairs committee that he could talk for three hours about University ...

Josh Rowsey freestyles in the Pit on Tuesday to promote the Silent Sam Cypher.

Silent Sam Cypher addresses controversy with music

By Trevor Lenzmeier | December 1

Situated amongst several other statues in scenic McCorkle Place, the Silent Sam memorial has attracted mounting controversy this semester.

Letter: Silent Sam represents sacrifice, not hate

November 10

TO THE EDITOR: The Silent Soldier, sculpted by John Wilson, a Harvard professor and artist, commissioned to commemorate 321 enlisted UNC alumni, joins ...

Letter: Silent Sam protests ignored a third view

October 26

TO THE EDITOR: Protests Sunday over Silent Sam ignored a third side that neither argues for backward policies, nor total demolition of history. This view ...

History task force meets, says full group will exist soon

By Jane Wester | October 15

The leaders of the task force on UNC-Chapel Hill history said Thursday they will decide on the task force's full membership soon after fall break ends. ...

Zakyree Wallace, a senior communication studies major, reads a slave narrative in front of "Silent Sam."

Slaves' stories told for 24 hours

By Sofia Edelman | October 11

For 24 hours, the voices of slaves rang out from the base of Silent Sam.

The Symbols of the South panel prepares to discuss different First Amendment issues, including Silent Sam, Saunders Hall, and the Confederate flag at First Amendment Day.

Silent Sam, Carolina Hall debated on First Amendment Day

By Victoria Mirian | September 29

Free speech on campus can strike the wrong chord with some audiences, but it is protected nonetheless.

Silent Sam blindfolded by a Confederate flag in 2015. The statue was recently given to Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Without a ‘smoking gun’, activists face uphill battle

By Anyssa Reddix | September 28

That’s the point student activist Kescia Hall is trying to stress about the Silent Sam monument on McCorkle Place.

Cameras have been installed on Graham Memorial Hall and Hyde Hall to provide surveillance to the statue of "Silent Sam" on Monday morning Sept. 14. The camera on Graham Memorial can be found in the corner of the building, notable by its red piping.

Cameras have watched Silent Sam since July

By Acy Jackson | September 14

The controversial statue that looks out over Franklin Street has been watched by security cameras for more than two months.

Silent Sam blindfolded with Confederate flag

By Hannah Smoot | September 10

For the third time in as many months, the Silent Sam statue on McCorkle Place looked a little different.

The Silent Sam statue in McCorkle Place is wrapped in a confederate flag one day in September of 2015.

Silent Sam blindfolded by Confederate battle flag

By Hannah Smoot | September 9

For the third time in as many months, the Silent Sam statue on McCorkle Place looks a little different.

History task force will look at McCorkle Place, Carolina Hall

By Sofia Edelman | September 9

The murder of nine African-American churchgoers in Charleston, S.C. opened a national debate about the place of Confederate monuments in American historical ...

Opinion: UNC should respond to activism with public action

August 20

The spray-painting of Silent Sam for the second time in three months is not the beginning of a discussion; it is the outcome of one.

Silent Sam spray-painted again with message of racial protest

By Drew Goins | August 18

The Silent Sam memorial statue on UNC's McCorkle Place was spray-painted with the phrase "Who is Sandra Bland?" sometime in between late Monday night ...

UNC Professor discusses Confederate monuments

By Audrey Wells | August 17

W. Fitzhugh Brundage is a UNC history professor who focuses primarily on American history since the Civil War.

Professor Altha Cravey's third-floor office window displays a sign reading "Hurston" in the recently renamed Carolina Hall.

Geography professor tells police she won't remove "Hurston Hall" sign

By Sofia Edelman | August 7

Geography professor Altha Cravey said she was shocked to see police outside her office in Carolina Hall this morning.

Workers remove graffiti from the Silent Sam monument on Tuesday.

Narratives about Silent Sam collide

By Stephanie Lamm | July 9

Many Confederate monuments across the South have been vandalized in the past weeks, sparking a national conversation about what it means to honor the ...