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- Collection: UNC's Confederate Monument
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Confederate Monument, undated
A color postcard showing the Confederate Monument, undated.
View of Silent Sam, 1960s.
A view from beneath the Confederate Monument.
Close-up view, 1960s
A close-up view of Silent Sam's face.
L.A. Riots gathering, 1992
Chancellor Paul Hardin and Dr. Marion Phillips, Associate Dean of the UNC School of Medicine, address students gathered at Silent Sam during the L.A. Riots.
"The Squirrel Hunter," 1927
The Confederate Monument in the snow, January 1927. Labelled "The Squirrel Hunt.er."
After restoration, 1986
Silent Sam is returned to its pedestal after being removed and set away for restoration.
Slave narrative reading, 2015
The Real Silent Sam Coalition holds a 24-hour reading of slave narratives in front of the monument.
Blindfold, 2015
Silent Sam blindfolded with a Confederate flag.
Removed for restoration, 1986
Silent Sam being removed from its pedestal before being shipped away for restoration, 1986.
"Who is Sandra Bland?" 2015
The Confederate Monument tagged with "Who is Sandra Bland," August 2015.
Workers clean the monument, 2015
Workers remove graffiti from the Confederate Monument.
Graffiti, 2015
The Confederate Monument spray painted with "Black Lives Matter," "KKK" and "murderer."
Martin Luther King Day rally, 1997
UNC housekeeper Elaine Massey holding a sign that says "Fight UNC Institutional Racism" at a Martin Luther King Day rally, 1997
