University of North Carolina Board Recommends New Building for Silent Sam Statue

Demonstrators call for the removal of a Confederate statue, coined Silent Sam, on the campus of the University of North Carolia at Chapel Hill, in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Aug. 22, 2017. Sara D. Davis/Getty Images

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recommended a new building to house the Silent Sam statue, months after it was illegally torn down by activists.

The statue honors alumni of the university who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.