- Who is Silent Sam? A history of UNC’s Confederate statue | Raleigh News . . .
The Silent Sam Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus, erected in 1913 in honor of UNC alumni who died in the Civil War, was toppled by protesters Monday night
- Rise and fall: The 110 year history of UNCs Confederate monument . . .
The Civil War monument known as Silent Sam has forced uncomfortable and unprecedented questions about Confederate culture onto the politics of UNC and the state of North Carolina Emblematic of a wide-scale reevaluation of the historical interplay between the American South and race, Silent Sam is seen by some as an out-of-place reminder of a bygone era, while others argue that by not
- About this Guide · A Guide to Resources About UNCs Confederate . . .
The Confederate Memorial on UNC-Chapel Hill's McCorkle Place, known as "Silent Sam," stood on campus from 1913-2019 For nearly half that time, the monument was been the subject of controversy Students, faculty, administrators, and alumni have debated, often passionately, about the original intent of the monument and its purpose and meaning for UNC today This website is a guide to primary
- Silent Sam
What is #SilentSam In 2016, the confederate monument on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC), nicknamed “Silent Sam,” was beginning to attract attention on twitter with the hashtag #SilentSam The social media data group at UNC are creating a series of visualizations that will continually update, allowing an interactive, real time experience of the conversation
- Timeline · A Guide to Resources About UNCs Confederate Monument · UNC . . .
1910 Sculptor John Wilson begins designing Silent Sam, using sixteen-year-old Bostonian Harold Langlois as a model for the statue Later that year, President Venable calls for work to be stopped on the monument as funds are raised He specifies that the UDC will pay one-third of the total cost and alumni donors will pay the remaining two-thirds Venable says that the University itself will not
- The Dramatic Fall of Silent Sam, UNC’s Confederate Monument
Protesters toppled the 1913 statue Monday night, making it the latest in a series of Civil War memorials to be removed either by government or by demonstrators acting on their own
- Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina | Confederate Monument, UNC . . .
Monument Name Confederate Monument, UNC (Chapel Hill) Type Common Soldier Statue Subjects Removed Monuments Civil War, 1861-1865 Creator John Wilson, Sculptor Gorham Manufacturing Company, Foundry City Chapel Hill County Orange Description The monument depicts a Confederate soldier facing north while grasping his rifle firmly in both hands He lacks a cartridge box for ammunition On the front
- Silent Sam Confederate Monument - A Guide to Researching Campus . . .
Wilson Special Collections Library holds a number of books, articles, and similar resources detailing the history and present controversy surrounding the "Silent Sam" Confederate Memorial on the UNC campus In addition to the resources focused primarily on "Silent Sam," books and articles on the history of Confederate memorials and monuments more broadly and the history of UNC will also be
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