One year later, a much different scene at former location of Silent Sam

It's been one year since the protests that led to the topping of the Silent Sam statue in Chapel Hill.

Tuesday night, it was pretty quiet. A gathering of around 200 people led to song and speeches before the group marched through the campus to the site of where the statue once stood.

The gathering was called Death Day to Silent Sam. Students and community members gathered at the Peace and Justice Center to celebrate the toppling of the Silent Sam statue.

"The Silent Sam statue caused so much pain to so many people," said Gina Balamuchi, a student at UNC. "I was an undergrad here and now I'm a law student. So I really saw that pain play out over many years. We're so thrilled it is down."

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A lone protester showed up but was drowned out. Later, the group took the street to march to the site where the statue once stood.

The future of the statue hasn't fully been determined. It's up to a UNC Board of Governors task force to decide.

"I don't think it's fair to put a timeline on something of this magnitude," said Harry Smith, the UNC Board of Governors chairman. "The goal is to simply make the right decision."