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The Mayan activist Little, photographed in May before the reversal of the Confederate statue "Silent Sam" at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Little was arrested and charged on Tuesday after protesting against the university's plan to bring the statue back to campus.
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The activist Maya Little, photographed in May before the overthrow of the Confederate statue "Silent Sam" at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Little was arrested and charged on Tuesday after protesting against the university's plan to bring the statue back to campus.
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A graduate student from North Carolina, who had protested against her university's plan to bring a Confederate statue back to campus, was arrested and charged with inciting riots and marriages. assaulting a police officer.
Maya Little, a 26 year old woman. UNC spokesman, Randy Young, told NPR on Tuesday that a former graduate student from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had returned at the Orange County Court House.
million. Little led a rally on Monday night after the university announced its recommendation that the Confederate soldier statue "Silent Sam" be moved to a site about one kilometer south of where it stood on a courtyard. of school – before the protesters destroyed it in August.
The plan, developed by University Chancellor Carol Folt, proposed that the statue be located in a new center of history and history. multi-million dollar education.
"I understand that this theme raises strong emotions." Proposal, "Folt tweeted Monday. "As the country's first public university, Carolina has a long and complicated history, we have to tell it."
His proposal was "overwhelmingly approved" by the directors, and the state's board of governors is expected to evaluate the plan at a meeting in December. 14, reported the Associated Press
. The Monday demonstration on campus began with the passionate speeches of Little and other protesters. Then the crowd walked down the street and chanted "No KKK, no fascist USA" and " Cops and Klan go together." A video shows clashes between students and the police at the university.
"I was charged with assaulting an officer, a charge commonly used by UNC police when she found nothing else to charge activists and that she had instigated a riot, both crimes, "said Little The News & Observer. "The only dangers and violence last night were once again caused by the university police, equipped with anti-riot equipment and tear gas to organize a student demonstration."
Student graduate Mark Porlides, 31, was also charged with assaulting a police officer. officer and resisting, delaying or obstructing, the UNC spokesman told NPR.
The bronze statue was erected in 1913, donated to the school by the United Girls of Confederation. An academic website reports that 40% of students enrolled at the time of the civil war enrolled, "a record unmatched in any other institution, be it North or South."
He adds: "Sam is silent because he has no ammunition and can not use his weapon."
The Chancellor said in a statement that she preferred to move the statue to an off-campus location, such as North Carolina. Museum of History in Raleigh, but that was not an option. State law prohibits the transfer, alteration or removal of monuments on public property without the approval of the North Carolina History Commission.
million. Little, who is pursuing doctoral studies in history, said Folt could have removed the statue before lawmakers passed a law in 2015.
In the spring, while the statue was still standing, Little Note his objection by smearing the figure with red ink and his own blood. "Imagine passing a statue that glorifies the sale of your ancestors, their mutilation, their beating, their slavery … it is covered in black blood," she told The News & Observe . 19659022] Amid allegations of fraud, North Carolina Electoral Council will not certify home race “/>
