Photos: Protesters topple Confederate statue at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A crowd of about 250 protesters on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus knocked over the controversial Silent Sam Confederate statue, according to the university.
Demonstrators rally for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina.Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
A demonstrator who partially covered his face with a bandana is arrested by police during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators rallying for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill are shoved into the streets by police as protests turn violent on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators are shoved off a sidewalk and into a blocked street by police during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
A demonstrators against the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill yells at the protestors on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. The city mayor had asked the university to take the channels to remove the statue. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
A Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, is guarded by two layers of fence, chain and police on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Demonstrators rallied for its removal. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
A demonstrator gives the middle finger to sheriff deputies during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Police shove demonstrators back to allow an arrested man through during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
A demonstrator yells at a sheriff deputy during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
A Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, is guarded by two layers of fence, chain and police on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Demonstrators rallied for its removal. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
A Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, is guarded by two layers of fence, chain and police on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Demonstrators rallied for its removal.Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators attempt to march the streets but are turned away back toward campus to rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. The city Mayor asked the university president to take proper means to remove the statue. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators yell at police during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators are shoved by police during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators block a sheriff van from leaving with a man who was allegedly arrested for covering his face during a rally for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. The city mayor had asked the university to remove the statue.Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators rally for the removal of a Confederate statue coined Silent Sam on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina.Photo by: Sara D. Davis
Demonstrators rally for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill on August 22, 2017 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. The city mayor had asked the university to take the channels to remove the statue. Photo by: Sara D. Davis