Confederate Monument Cartoon, 1943
A cartoon from the September 1943 issue of Carolina Magazine depicting the soldier on the Confederate Monument shooting his gun over the head of an elderly woman as two soldiers look on from the base of the monument.
Wright Christian
Carolina Magazine, September 1943: https://archive.org/details/carolinamagazine1943univ/page/n23
September 1943
Silent Sam with "We Support BSM Demands" sign, 1969
An image of the Silent Sam statue with a sign reading "We Support BSM Demands" tucked behind the strap of the cartridge case and another sign, text not visible, on the statue's gun. The caption reads "The Residue of Friday's March," presumably in reference to the 7 February 1969 rally organized by the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC) in support of the <a href="https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/uarms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/BSM_23_Demands_1968.pdf">Demands of the Black Student Movement</a>, issued in December 1968.
Chapel Hill News, 9 February 1969.
9 February 1969
Confederate Monument painted with swastika and "PIGS GO HOME," circa 1969
The Confederate Monument spray-painted with a swastika and the words "PIGS GO HOME," possibly during the Foodworkers' Strike of 1969, during which NC Governor Robert Scott sent five riot-trained Highway Patrol squads to Chapel Hill and put four National Guard units on standby in Durham.
1969 Carolina Bluebook, North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library
1969
Kappa Alpha fraternity in the 1969 Yackety Yack
From the 1969 Yackety Yack, North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library. Accessed via digitalnc.org.
James Cates memorial demonstration, 19 November 1971
On November 19, 1971, the Black Student Movement and the the Afro-American Society of Chapel Hill High School held a gathering and protest at the Confederate Monument in memory of James Cates, a young black man murdered in the Pit by members of a white motorcycle gang on November 20, 1970, and William Murphy, a black man shot and killed by a highway patrolman in Ayden, N.C. on August 6, 1971.
From the 1972 Yackety Yack, North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library.
19 November 1971
Speech by Governor Locke Craig
Raleigh News and Observer, 3 June 1913
Speech by Mary Lyde Williams
Wilmington Morning Star
15 June 1913
"The First Day of Silent Sam's Last Semester"
A flier for a rally at Silent Sam on 22 August 2017.
UNC Ephemera Collection, University Archives, Wilson Library, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
August 2017
Unveiling of Confederate Monument at University
Julian Carr
Julian Shakespeare Carr Papers (#00141), Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2 June 1913
English
Program for the dedication of the Confederate Monument, 1913
University Ephemera Collection, North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Soldiers in front of Silent Sam, 1918
Two men, presumably members of the Student Army Training Corps, pose in front of the Confederate Memorial in the 1918 <em>Yackety Yack</em> yearbook. The caption reads, "The Spirit of '61 and the Spirit of '17."
<em>Yackety Yack</em>, 1918 from the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Accessed via DigitalNC.org.
1918
Confederate Memorial Day, undated
An undated photo of a young white boy waving a Confederate flag in front of Silent Sam on Confederate Memorial Day.
John Kenyon Chapman Papers #5441, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
circa 1990s
Freedom Legacy Project flyer, 2001
Flyer for an interest meeting of the Freedom Legacy Project. The Project, active from 1995 to 2001, was an organization focused on exposing institutional racism at the university and documenting the campus' history of racial conflict and activism.
John Kenyon Chapman Papers #5441, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
09/25/2001
"UNC Needs a Freedom Legacy Organization," 2000
Draft flyer for an interest meeting of the Freedom Legacy Project. The Project, active from 1995 to 2001, was an organization focused on exposing institutional racism at the university and documenting the campus' history of racial conflict and activism.
John Kenyon Chapman Papers #5441, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
04/25/2000
"'Fess Up, Silent Sam" flyer, 2001
Draft flyer for an interest meeting of the Freedom Legacy Project. The Project, active from 1995 to 2001, was an organization focused on exposing institutional racism at the university and documenting the campus' history of racial conflict and activism.
John Kenyon Chapman Papers #5441, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
August 30, 2001
Students jumping from Silent Sam, 1968
Students climb and jump off of Silent Sam, 1968.
<em>Yackety Yack</em>, 1968.
1968
Silent Sam with scarf, 1973
Silent Sam wearing a winter scarf.
<em>Yackety Yack</em>, 1973
1973
Silent Sam with Ku Klux Klan robe, 1970
Silent Sam with a Ku Klux Klan robe tied around its neck. The robe has a Confederate flag swastika design on the back.
<em>Yackety Yack</em>, 1970.
1970
Students climbing Silent Sam, circa 1939-1942
Two students climbing the Confederate Monument.
Hugh Morton Photographs and Films #P0081, copyright North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
circa 1939-1942
Students sit at the base of Silent Sam, circa 1939-1942
Three male students sit on the base of the Confederate Monument.
Hugh Morton Photographs and Films #P0081, copyright North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
circa 1939-1942
Graffiti, 1968
Graffiti on Silent Sam on April 8, 1968, as violent demonstrations erupt around the country following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hugh Morton Photographs and Films #P0081, copyright 1968, North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
04/09/1968
"In Memoriam," 1913
A drawing of the Confederate Monument accompanied by a memorial tribute listing the alumni and students who had died that academic year. Included on the list is Isaac William Rand, a first-year student killed in a hazing incident September 12, 1912.
<em>Yackety Yack</em>, 1913, page 8.
Unveiling, 1913
A postcard showing the unveiling of the Confederate Monument, June 2, 1913. The postcard, postmarked 1913, was sent to Mrs. M.F. Patterson, Winston-Salem, N.C. , and reads: "My dear Mother, This is a photo. of the unveiling of our new monument to those who left the Univ. to enlist in the army in 1861. The parade yesterday was a fine one, & Mary & the other looked very picturesque in your dresses. We'll take good care of them & thank you for them. All well. Love to all. Affectionately, Drew." .
"[Unveiling of the Confederate Monument, June 2, 1913]" in Orange County, North Carolina Postcard Collection (P052), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
06/02/1913
Soldiers' Monument, undated
An undated postcard showing the Confederate Monument.
Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Confederate Soldiers' Monument, circa 1943
Postmarked July 11, 1943, the postcard is addressed to Mr & Mrs J.A. Cary, 2745 5th Ave., Ft. Worth, Texas and reads: "Otha Tiner U.S.N.R., V-5 Inst School, Carr Hall, Room 201, Chapel Hill, N.C. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Clary: This is one of the many monuments located on the Campus, most of them to the Confederate Soldiers. Love Otha."
Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
circa 1943