UNC’s “Silent Sam” statue toppled by protesters

Police stand guard after a Confederate statue was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina on Aug. 20, 2018.

(Gerry Broome / AP)

Associated Press

Aug. 21, 2018 5:19 AM PT

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A Confederate statue in the heart of North Carolina’s flagship university was toppled Monday night during a rally by hundreds of protesters who decried the memorial known as “Silent Sam” as a symbol of racist heritage.

Police and protesters react to a smoke bomb as some protesters are removed during a rally to remove the confederate statue known as Silent Sam from campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

(Gerry Broome / AP)

Police remove a protester during a rally to remove the confederate statue known as Silent Sam from campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

(Gerry Broome / AP)

Police stand guard after the confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

(Gerry Broome / AP)

Banners are used to cover the statue known as Silent Sam as people gather during a rally to remove the confederate statue from campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

(Gerry Broome / AP)

Police and protesters react to a smoke bomb during a rally to remove the confederate statue known as Silent Sam from campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

(Gerry Broome / AP)

Police remove a protester during a rally to remove the confederate statue known as Silent Sam from campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

(Gerry Broome / AP)

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