UNC-CH assistant history professor William Sturkey discusses race in the American South and the toll Silent Sam has taken on the university campus

By: - June 10, 2019 4:16 am


UNC-Chapel Hill assistant history professor William Sturkey discusses race in the American South and the toll the Silent Sam debate has taken on the university campus. Sturkey also discusses  his latest book: Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White.

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Clayton Henkel
Clayton Henkel

Communications Coordinator Clayton Henkel manages the NC Newsline website and daily newsletter, while also producing daily audio commentaries and the weekly News and Views radio program/podcast.

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