UNC students march, protest Confederate statue settlement Protesters have gathered at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and marched to an administration building to criticize a legal settlement that will turn a toppled Confederate statue over to a group of Confederate descendantsProtesters at the Un iversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill marched to an administration building to criticize a legal settlement that will turn a toppled Confederate statue over to a group of Confederate descendants. A judge approved the settlement last week in response to a lawsuit filed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The university system also will use non-state funds to endow a $2.5 million trust for its preservation and possibly a facility to house it. The university system said the settlement complies with a 2015 state law restricting the removal of Confederate monuments. Leaders of black student groups at the protest expressed outrage and disappointment with the decision, The News & Observer reported.

Source: ABC News December 06, 2019 13:18 UTC