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A Superior Court judge has reversed course on a $2.5-million settlement granting a Confederate veterans group ownership of Silent Sam.
A Superior Court judge has reversed course on a $2.5-million settlement granting a Confederate veterans group ownership of Silent Sam.
 
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina System over transparency issues hope their case will pave the way for greater openness and accountability at UNC.
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina System over transparency issues hope their case will pave the way for greater openness and accountability at UNC.
 
The Silent Sam deal might encourage copycats.
 
Forty protesters marched out of a Chapel Hill meeting room Friday, Dec. 13, raising their voices against a recent decision surrounding Silent Sam, the Confederate monument that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill’s campus.
Forty protesters marched out of a Chapel Hill meeting room Friday, Dec. 13, raising their voices against a recent decision surrounding Silent Sam, the Confederate monument that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill’s campus.
 
The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors has a transparency problem. Again.
 
The State Judicial Council convened Thursday, Dec. 5, to discuss judicial branch reforms and to push for increased funding.
The State Judicial Council convened Thursday, Dec. 5, to discuss judicial branch reforms and to push for increased funding.
 
The deal turns over the Confederate monument, which stood on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus for more than a century, to the Confederate group, along with a promised $2.5 million trust fund for the statue’s upkeep and eventual display.
The deal turns over the Confederate monument, which stood on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus for more than a century, to the Confederate group, along with a promised $2.5 million trust fund for the statue’s upkeep and eventual display.
 
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
 
On July 2, the Chancellorsville (Virginia) City Council voted to no longer recognize Thomas Jefferson's birthday, April 13, as a celebrated a paid holiday. Chancellorsville is the hometown of our country's most renown Founding Father.
On July 2, the Chancellorsville (Virginia) City Council voted to no longer recognize Thomas Jefferson's birthday, April 13, as a celebrated a paid holiday. Chancellorsville is the hometown of our country's most renown Founding Father.
 
Silent Sam should not return to the Chapel Hill campus, the leader of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors says.
Silent Sam should not return to the Chapel Hill campus, the leader of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors says.
 
The University of North Carolina System is governed by confusion, and the problem is as much systemic as it is situational.
The University of North Carolina System is governed by confusion, and the problem is as much systemic as it is situational.
 
Since January 2016, the University of North Carolina system has had two “permanent” presidents and two interim leaders (including current Interim President Dr. Bill Roper).
Since January 2016, the University of North Carolina system has had two “permanent” presidents and two interim leaders (including current Interim President Dr. Bill Roper).
 
People wanting to learn the fate of Silent Sam will have to wait a bit longer
 
An after-action report on the toppling of Silent Sam reveals "serious deficiencies" in how UNC-Chapel Hill law enforcement handled the situation.
An after-action report on the toppling of Silent Sam reveals "serious deficiencies" in how UNC-Chapel Hill law enforcement handled the situation.
 
Much of the controversy surrounding Silent Sam can be traced to a 2015 law protecting historical monuments from removal or relocation without official approval.
Much of the controversy surrounding Silent Sam can be traced to a 2015 law protecting historical monuments from removal or relocation without official approval.
 
On Monday, Jan. 14, Folt announced her plans to leave her position in Chapel Hill at the end of the academic year and to remove Silent Sam's pedestal from campus.
On Monday, Jan. 14, Folt announced her plans to leave her position in Chapel Hill at the end of the academic year and to remove Silent Sam's pedestal from campus.
 
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt will leave her job at the end of the academic year, and Silent Sam's pedestal is going with her, she announced to the UNC Board of Governors in an emergency closed session meeting Jan. 14.
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt will leave her job at the end of the academic year, and Silent Sam's pedestal is going with her, she announced to the UNC Board of Governors in an emergency closed session meeting Jan. 14.
 
In case you've missed, there has been yet another controversy brewing over a Confederate statue, this one in Winston-Salem.
In case you've missed, there has been yet another controversy brewing over a Confederate statue, this one in Winston-Salem.
 
The saga of Silent Sam will continue into 2019
 
University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings is about to leave her job in Chapel Hill, saddling her successor with a daunting task: wrangling a perfect storm of campus and state politics
University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings is about to leave her job in Chapel Hill, saddling her successor with a daunting task: wrangling a perfect storm of campus and state politics
 
Silent Sam soon may return to campus after the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to rehouse the Confederate memorial in a new, on-campus historic education center near UNC Medical Center
Silent Sam soon may return to campus after the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to rehouse the Confederate memorial in a new, on-campus historic education center near UNC Medical Center
 
In response to the toppling in August of the Confederate Monument at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chancellor Carol Folt and other UNC leaders have proposed a controversial solution: a new $5.3 million building on campus that will cost $800,000 a year to operate
In response to the toppling in August of the Confederate Monument at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chancellor Carol Folt and other UNC leaders have proposed a controversial solution: a new $5.3 million building on campus that will cost $800,000 a year to operate
 
There's a monumental decision coming soon. Not one to decide the future of the nation, such as the midterm elections, but about an actual monument
There's a monumental decision coming soon. Not one to decide the future of the nation, such as the midterm elections, but about an actual monument
 
Silent Sam - the controversial Confederate statue that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill's campus - may turn into a rallying election issue for liberal activists, a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors told Carolina Journal.
Silent Sam - the controversial Confederate statue that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill's campus - may turn into a rallying election issue for liberal activists, a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors told Carolina Journal.
 
North Carolina politics can be exhausting. The past few weeks have brought us wrangling over redistricting and constitutional amendments, conflicts between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers over disaster relief and a gas-pipeline fund, and a mob of protesters toppling the Silent Sam statue
North Carolina politics can be exhausting. The past few weeks have brought us wrangling over redistricting and constitutional amendments, conflicts between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers over disaster relief and a gas-pipeline fund, and a mob of protesters toppling the Silent Sam statue
 
Lately, a lot of emotion has been spent over Confederate monuments in the Tar Heel state.
 
Let's be honest. The toppling of the Confederate monuments, the demonization of the Confederate battle flag, the vilification of the names and memories of our treasured white Founding Fathers (and especially anyone of them who happened to own a slave), and the erasing of our history.
Let's be honest. The toppling of the Confederate monuments, the demonization of the Confederate battle flag, the vilification of the names and memories of our treasured white Founding Fathers (and especially anyone of them who happened to own a slave), and the erasing of our history.
 
On the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill stood the noble statue of "Silent Sam," the Confederate soldier who stood vigilant watch over the campus. It stood on McCorkle place, the University's upper quad, facing Franklin Street.
On the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill stood the noble statue of "Silent Sam," the Confederate soldier who stood vigilant watch over the campus. It stood on McCorkle place, the University's upper quad, facing Franklin Street.
 
Silent Sam, the statue of a weary, stoic Confederate Army foot soldier, came crashing down Monday night, pulled down from his post at the edge of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus by a howling mob of protesters.
Silent Sam, the statue of a weary, stoic Confederate Army foot soldier, came crashing down Monday night, pulled down from his post at the edge of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus by a howling mob of protesters.
 
Politicians tell people what they want to hear. Leaders tell people what they need to hear, even if they don't want to listen
Politicians tell people what they want to hear. Leaders tell people what they need to hear, even if they don't want to listen
 
The Board of Trustees for UNC-Chapel Hill will make suggestions by Nov. 15 about what to do with Silent Sam, the campus’s controversial Confederate statue torn down by protesters, members of the university system’s Board of Governors say
The Board of Trustees for UNC-Chapel Hill will make suggestions by Nov. 15 about what to do with Silent Sam, the campus’s controversial Confederate statue torn down by protesters, members of the university system’s Board of Governors say
 
The N.C. Historical Commission said it is hamstrung by state law and a legislature that won't allow controversial Confederate monuments on the old Capitol grounds in Raleigh to be moved
The N.C. Historical Commission said it is hamstrung by state law and a legislature that won't allow controversial Confederate monuments on the old Capitol grounds in Raleigh to be moved
 
Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement in response to today's Historical Commission meeting
Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement in response to today's Historical Commission meeting
 
I studied history at a college with a Confederate soldier monument during the biggest progressive social upheaval since the 1960's
I studied history at a college with a Confederate soldier monument during the biggest progressive social upheaval since the 1960's
 
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