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Race

Washington Post Fact Checker Says Rev. Rob Lee Is Not Related To Confederate General

Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV has claimed for at least five years that he is a descendent of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general. He has parlayed this…

Daily News

UNC Board To Study What Do With "Silent Sam" Statue

Associated Press

The board that oversees North Carolina's public university system will take more time to study what to do with a toppled confederate monument known as…

Politics & Government

UNC Trustees Approve Move Of 'Silent Sam' To New Building

Associated Press

The trustees of North Carolina's flagship university have approved a proposal to construct a new building to house a toppled Confederate monument. The…

News

Confederate Statue On UNC Campus Toppled By Protesters

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.