A Confederate monument called “Silent Sam” that was erected on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was toppled by protesters last night:
This is a picture of the Silent Sam statue that was knocked down at UNC Chapel Hill. Credit: Samee Siddiqui pic.twitter.com/3JfL9bZ3eR
— Spectrum News RDU (@SpecNewsRDU) August 21, 2018
Watch:
Silent Sam is down. pic.twitter.com/ATL8bmCr20
— The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) August 21, 2018
There was a protest at the statue that involved chanting, but it looks like things escalated from there:
Protesters link arms around Silent Sam while chanting. pic.twitter.com/ON6Q6gyJXL
— The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) August 21, 2018
The protest was called the “Until They All Fall” rally. What did they think would happen?
People gathering for tonight's "Until They All Fall" rally outside Post Office on Franklin Street pic.twitter.com/vtTdkgDGWf
— John Bowles (@JPBowles) August 20, 2018
The statue does have an ugly past with white supremacist Julian Carr saying at its dedication, “Confederate soldiers ‘saved the very life of the Anglo Saxon race'”:
As we talk about #SilentSam being torn down today, its history is important to remember.
At its dedication speech, white supremacist Julian Carr recalled how he “horse-whipped a negro wench” with pleasure and how Confederate soldiers “saved the very life of the Anglo Saxon race.” pic.twitter.com/GbjtlbzkM8— Mark Barber (@MBarberWSOC9) August 21, 2018
Workers were then called in to remove the fallen monument:
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Straps connecting Silent Sam from the backhoe are removed, and the statue lies face down in the truck. pic.twitter.com/G3kjk66QxE
— The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) August 21, 2018
And it’s off to a secure, but undisclosed location:
The doors are closed and Silent Sam is being driven away to an undisclosed location. pic.twitter.com/ZB8xGkeQhn
— The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) August 21, 2018
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