UNC students march, protest Confederate statue settlement

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Source: ABC News

Protesters at the Un iversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill marched to an administration building to criticize a legal settlement that will turn a toppled Confederate statue over to a group of Confederate descendants.

A judge approved the settlement last week in response to a lawsuit filed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The decision allows the group to “forever maintain possession of the monument," news outlets reported. The university system also will use non-state funds to endow a $2.5 million trust for its preservation and possibly a facility to house it.

The university system said the settlement complies with a 2015 state law restricting the removal of Confederate monuments.

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Leaders of black student groups at the protest expressed outrage and disappointment with the decision, The News & Observer reported. One student leader said the decision shows the university has “invested in white supremacy.” Others called for would-be benefactors to cease donating to any university causes that don't support marginalized students.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/unc-students-march-protest-confederate-statue-settlement-67542516?cid=clicksource_4380645_null_headlines_hed

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$2.5 MILLION to preserve and house this statue ??????

BTW, this statue is known as 'Silent Sam'.

[lagomorph777]

1. Recycle it; get a hundred bucks for the scrap metal.

At least it would have some real value.

[LastDemocratInSC]

3. Yes, the metal would be good material for toilet valves or handles.

[certainot]

2. they ought to demand UNC stop supporting 8 KKK-lite limbaugh stations and really

scare the crap out of state GOP

from www.republiconradio.org, 4 unis broadcast sports on and endorse 16 liimbaugh stations. they all follow the liimbaugh lead making excuses for racism, and denying global warming, the last 30 years:

NORTH CAROLINA 16 $1,200,000 North Carolina 8, North Carolina State 3, Duke 3, East Carolina 2

those unis have NO excuse not to start looking for apolitical alternatives. when they do advertisers will head for the hills. the GOP will freak out. media will notice. many of those stations will have to start choosing between ad money and trump/racism.

other schools will notice and so will the ad industry. the rw radio monopoly will fall apart.

GOP senators depend on democrats ignoring talk radio. if they see it falling apart they're going to be enabled and even forced to abandon trump.