Protesters take down ‘Silent Sam’ Confederate statue on UNC campus

Published August 21, 2018 3:38am ET



A group of protesters toppled the “Silent Sam” statue dedicated to Confederate soldiers on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus Monday evening.

In a statement, the university said it is be investigating the “vandalism” incident that took down the monument that was erected in 1913.

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