This blog grew out of my "Down Da Road I Go Blog," which was originally to be about stuff I was interested in, music and what I was doing. There was so much history and Civil War entries, I spun two more off. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, I will be spinning a Naval blog off this one called "Running the Blockade."
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Civil War II-- 578: "Silent Sam" Under Attack at UNC
From the September 14, 2017, Google Alerts for Civil War North Carolina.
** Students are threatening to sue University of North Carolina over Confederate statue. (Loss) The "students" are the racist Black Law Student Association. I'm not sure how many members they have.
Their victim is to be "Silent Sam" the statue honoring UNC students who fought for the Confederacy. There have been near daily protests for its removal and an occasional counter-protest. Also clashes. The statue has been "vandalized" as they call it, but in actuality, a hate crime.
In 2005, UNC added a sculpture nearby honoring enslaved blacks. If "Silent Sam" comes down, this new one should also, unless the enslaved blacks were students.
** Questioning the revelance of Confederate statues.
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