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COLUMN: A trust fund for Silent Sam
The email came from interim UNC-CH Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz. Silent Sam would never return to the UNC campus. That seemed like good news on the day before Thanksgiving. But that was just half of the news.
UNC turns over Silent Sam to Sons of Confederate Veterans
RALEIGH — Silent Sam may soon find a new home nowhere near the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
Silent Sam decision pushed back until May
RALEIGH — People wanting to learn the fate of Silent Sam will have to wait a bit longer. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has approved an extension of the deadline for board members to devise a plan for the confederate monument.
Confederate Gold in the Sandhills: Part II
Some old records show, as the Civil War was winding down, a small shipment of gold was sent from Richmond, Va., to Greensboro, N.C. The gold was placed in wooden barrels and iron pots with heavy lids. Then the gold was loaded on two wagons and carried east to pay the rag-tag Confederate Army, under General Johnson’s command, which was camped around Fayetteville, N.C.
Confederate Gold in the Sandhills: Part I
The term “Confederate gold” refers to hidden caches of gold lost after the American Civil War. Supposedly, millions of dollars of gold were lost or unaccounted for after the war.
Rep. Pittenger Releases Statement on Vandalism of Confederate Statue in Durham
CHARLOTTE – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) issued this statement after learning protesters pulled down a Confederate statue in Durham on Monday evening:
