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  • Collection: UNC's Confederate Monument

"'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…

"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.

"The First Day of Silent Sam's Last Semester"
A flier for a rally at Silent Sam on 22 August 2017.

"The Squirrel Hunter," 1927
The Confederate Monument in the snow, January 1927. Labelled "The Squirrel Hunt.er."

"Who is Sandra Bland?" 2015
The Confederate Monument tagged with "Who is Sandra Bland," August 2015.

After restoration, 1986
Silent Sam is returned to its pedestal after being removed and set away for restoration.

Blindfold, 2015
Silent Sam blindfolded with a Confederate flag.

Close-up view, 1960s
A close-up view of Silent Sam's face.

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.

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.

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…

Confederate Monument, undated
A color postcard showing the Confederate Monument, undated.

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…

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.

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.

Graffiti, 2015
The Confederate Monument spray painted with "Black Lives Matter," "KKK" and "murderer."

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…

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.

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
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