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PHOTOS: 'Silent Sam' statue protest

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
Protestors gather on UNC's campus to protest the Silent Sam statue
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Protesters gather at the Silent Sam statue on Tuesday.
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CHAPEL HILL (WTVD) -- Tuesday night, hundreds of protesters gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to protest the "Silent Sam" statue on campus.



They're asking the university to remove the "offensive" statue from its grounds.



READ MORE: PROTESTERS RALLY AT SITE OF UNC'S 'SILENT SAM' STATUE

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