Posted in On This Day, tagged art controversies, julia balk, paul hardin, unc chapel hill on January 14, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1991: Paul Hardin, chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill, announces that “The Student Body,” a bronze sculpture labeled racist and sexist by some students, will be moved to a less conspicuous site after being vandalized. Four of the seven figures have provoked heated opposition: a black man in a basketball uniform spinning […]
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged battle of hatteras, confederate statues, julia balk, silent sam statue, thermopylae, thomas clingman, unc chapel hill on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
— Agree or disagree, Silent Sam disputants? “We honor people for the good they do, and for their honorableness, and not for their mistakes.” — Speaking of Sam, I’m reminded of another contentious piece of campus statuary — one that was sent into exile and stripped of two of its figures. — Capturing Hatteras gave […]
