NC Struggles with Confederate Monuments
Over the past year and a half North Carolina has been struggling with decisions to remove confederate statues in different cities and towns. After the attack in Charlottesville, VA on August 15, 2017, NC citizens took to the streets to take matters into their own hands on wether to tear them down or protect them. Counter protester raises his fist in defiance against riot police during the Durham protests, in Durham, North Carolina on August 18, 2017.
A protester yells at riot police during the Durham protest, in Durham, North Carolina, on August 18, 2017.
Riot police stand in formation during the Durham protest, in Durham, North Carolina, on August 18, 2017.
A police officer guards protesters from a counter-protester at the Silent Sam statue at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on August 26, 2017.
People look at where the Silent Sam statue once stood after protesters tore it down late Monday night in Chapel Hill, NC on Monday, August 20, 2018.
A worker stands on the Silent Sam statue while trying to move it after protesters tore it down late Monday night in Chapel Hill, NC on Monday, August 20, 2018.
Chapel Hill Police Officer McKire watches protesters and counter-protesters argue about the Silent Sam statue after it was torn down on August 20th in Chapel Hill, NC, on Saturday, August 25, 2018.
A woman holds a "Destroy White Supremacy" sign during a Silent Sam protest in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday, August 25, 2018.
Maya Little waves her "Do It Like Durham" hat in front of Silent Sam supporters in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday, August 25, 2018.
Thomas Bruefach is brought down by a a Chapel Hill police officer during a protest in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday, August 25, 2018.