Silent Sam

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/silent-sam

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the material?Bronze
2. What is the year erected?1913
3. Why did people protest the statue?Some people said the statue honored a group that fought to keep slavery, and they felt it made people feel unsafe and divided. They wanted it taken down.
4. When and how was Silent Sam removed?On August 20, 2018, students and others knocked the statue down from its pedestal. The university took it away that night and put it in a safe, secret place.

Confederacy: The group of Southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War.
White Supremacy: The belief that white people are superior to people of other races and should dominate society.
Civil Rights Movement: A historical movement in the United States aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
Pedestal: A base or support on which a statue, column, or monument is placed.