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- Collection: UNC's Confederate Monument
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Removed for restoration, 1986
Silent Sam being removed from its pedestal before being shipped away for restoration, 1986.
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…
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.
Silent Sam with scarf, 1973
Silent Sam wearing a winter scarf.
Slave narrative reading, 2015
The Real Silent Sam Coalition holds a 24-hour reading of slave narratives in front of the monument.
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 Yackety Yack yearbook. The caption reads, "The Spirit of '61 and the Spirit of '17."
Soldiers' Monument, undated
An undated postcard showing the Confederate Monument.
Students climbing Silent Sam, circa 1939-1942
Two students climbing the Confederate Monument.
Students jumping from Silent Sam, 1968
Students climb and jump off of Silent Sam, 1968.
Students sit at the base of Silent Sam, circa 1939-1942
Three male students sit on the base of the Confederate Monument.
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…
View of Silent Sam, 1960s.
A view from beneath the Confederate Monument.
Workers clean the monument, 2015
Workers remove graffiti from the Confederate Monument.