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Update: Protest rocks Chapel Hill, topples controversial 'Silent Sam' statue

Protesters on Monday gathered in the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill to again voice their opposition to a Confederate statue. They carried banners, chanted and even briefly blocked Franklin Street. Just before 9:30 p.m., they pulled down the bronze statue.
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Protesters on Monday gathered in the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill to again voice their opposition to a Confederate statue. They carried banners, chanted and even briefly blocked Franklin Street. Just before 9:30 p.m., they pulled down the bronze statue.

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Posted 2018-08-20T21:25:00-0400 - Updated 2018-08-20T23:40:53-0400