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Silent Sam toppling shows students have decided nonviolence isn’t working

By Lauren Cooley
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Silent Sam toppling shows students have decided nonviolence isn’t working

A Confederate monument on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was knocked down by student protesters on Monday.

Videos show protesters using ropes to topple the statue as the crowd screams and chants slogans such as “hey, hey, ho, ho, these racist statues have got to go” and “cops go home!”

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