Silent Sam Supporters Gather While Opponents Hold “Dance Party” At Site Of Fallen Statue

Posted Sep 1, 2018
The torn-down Silent Sam monument was the site of dueling protests Thursday night. About 50 members of a neo-Confederate group were greeted by several hundred counterprotesters on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. Three people were arrested following Thursday night's protest, according to university officials. (WUNC)

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