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Chapel Hill, N.C. Eight people were arrested on Saturday after two opposing groups rallied on the Chapel Hill campus at the University of North Carolina for another protest against the statue of "Silent Sam".
The event kicked off with a potluck organized by the Defend UNC group but stepped up when members of the new Confederate States of America arrived, draped in Confederate flags.
Students organized a canned food and food drive to protest the group they believe to be white supremacists. The police seized the canned products given, claiming that they could pose a danger on the campus and offered to deliver them to a shelter.
Once the students and members of the new Confederate States of America were both on campus, the groups began to shout, while those who opposed the return of the statue of "Silent Sam" shouted "the Nazis go home" statue again if she returns to campus.
The video of the scene shows that both groups are kept out of the barricades.
After about an hour, members of the new Confederate States of America were voluntarily escorted off campus by the police and the situation worsened as the group of anti-"Silent Sam" protesters went out of their way. is angry with the police. for hate.
Durham, Chapel Hill and Greensboro police held the crowd in place while a line of bicycles was used to restrain students.
A student from North Carolina State University who participated in the event felt the weight of the bikes as he tried to break through. He was later arrested but said that the statue of "Silent Sam" should never return to the UNC campus.
"I do not think we can bring back monuments that incite hatred," he said.
The authorities said that eight people had been arrested, but did not disclose their names or accusations against them.
As a result of the opposing protests, East Cameron Avenue was closed to traffic between Columbia and Raleigh Streets until further notice.
The statue of "Silent Sam" was overthrown by protesters on August 20 after being a topic of contention at the university for years.
Since the statue fell, McCorkle Place has witnessed two more protests from those who want the statue to come back and those who do not want to see it again on the UNC-CH campus. More than a dozen people were arrested in connection with the events.
Last Saturday, members of the Sons group of Confederate Veterans were seen planting flowers around the pedestal of the old statue.
On Friday, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger issued a statement thanking the police for his response to the recent series of protests and his collaboration with the UNC police.
"On behalf of the entire City Council and the City, I would like to say" thank you "to Chef Blue and his team for their extraordinary service during two very difficult weeks and their commitment to keeping everyone safe."
The "Silent Sam" statue has been stored since its overthrow and Chancellor of UNC and Chapel Hill, Carol Folt, and the university's board of directors have until mid-November to present to the council Governors a plan for the future of the statue.
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