Protesters, supporters voice opinions on Silent Sam location on Chapel Hill campus

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The battle over the Silent Sam Confederate monument continues on the campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

A crowd gathered at the university Saturday, with people voicing support and others their opposition for the statue, which was toppled during an August protest and then re-erected.

On Friday, the UNC board rejected a plan from the board of trustees for a new, $5 million building to house Silent Sam.

Opponents said the proposed location was near a Jewish synagogue and where the majority of black students live.

Past coverage on Silent Sam

• UNC system rejects $5M plan to house Confederate statue
• Athletes petition against $5M building on UNC campus to house Silent Sam statue
• Deadline extended for UNC officials' plan for 'Silent Sam'
• Protesters topple Confederate statue 'Silent Sam' on UNC campus
• Protesters topple Confederate statue 'Silent Sam' on UNC campus
• Hundreds protest on UNC campus against 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue
• UNC students protest 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue
• UNC at Chapel Hill could be sued over Confederate statue

Administrators have until March 15 to come up with a different plan.

The statue has been on campus since 1913.

State law prevents the school from removing it from campus.

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