CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board overseeing North Carolina's public universities is meeting to decide the fate of a Confederate statue toppled by protesters at the state's flagship campus.
The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors was meeting Friday to discuss a proposal to build a $5 million building to house the "Silent Sam" statue at UNC-Chapel Hill. It was torn down during a demonstration earlier this year.
The board started the day with unrelated committee meetings and was expected to discuss a plan for the statue later in the morning. The proposal for a new building came earlier this month from trustees at the Chapel Hill campus.
Several dozen protesters gathered outside of Friday's meeting, watched by a heavy police presence. Some protesters held signs with messages including "No Racist Statues."
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