Multiple current member of the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. spoke to The Daily Tar Heel in the aftermath of the Confederate group's secretive settlement with the UNC System, which accrued it ownership of Silent Sam and $2.5 million in UNC System money. The members expressed desires to squash the deal and give the money back. They alleged financial impropriety and extortion among SCV leadership, referenced intermingling with gangs and hate groups, and described threats and slurs that have been issued toward members who raise questions.
image: Kevin Stone, commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans' North Carolina chapter, poses next to Silent Sam (middle aged white man posing next to larger bronze statue of Confederate Statue uninstalled from UNC-CH campus)
For those following the story of the Confederate statue removed from UNC-CH campus, here’s another chapter.
