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Tearing down Confederate statues leaves structural racism intact

  • Written by Anne C. Bailey, Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Protesters toppled the 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue on Aug. 20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Gerry Broome/AP

When protesters tore down the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on Aug. 20, it wasn’t just destruction of state property - a crime for which the...

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