UNC Punts on Silent Sam
The Board of Governors rejected UNC Chapel Hill’s plan to build a $5.3 million building for the Confederate statue, setting the stage for a renewed battle in March.
There was shock, then backlash. Last week, officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced their plans for the infamous Confederate statue known as Silent Sam, and those plans hardly satisfied anyone.
On Friday, protesters converged outside of the Center for Leadership Development at Chapel Hill as, inside, the UNC system’s Board of
