"Silent Sam" Soldier Statue

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Dublin Core

Title

"Silent Sam" Soldier Statue

Description

This monument was erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy in the University of North Carolina in 1913. It started to be known as "Silent Sam" since 1954 reported in a Student newspaper. However, it was toppled by protestors in August 2018 and was removed to a security place. It is still in great controevrsy today whether and where it should be represented.

Creator

John Wilson

Source

american

Language

English

Type

Physical Object

Rights Holder

Yellowspacehopper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Yellowspacehopper)

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

"Silent Sam" Soldier Statue

Object

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Silent_Sam.jpg

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/"Silent_Sam"_Soldier_Statue