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“I Am Human, I Am Black and I Am Fed Up”: UNC Trustees Hear Public Comments on Silent Sam

UNC’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday morning heard from students, faculty, staff, and community members about Silent Sam, the Confederate monument on campus. Twenty-eight people addressed the board and Chancellor Carol Folt. Most called for the statue’s removal. Two explicitly said the statue should remain as a memorial to students who fought in the Civil […]