Numerous University of North Carolina athletes have taken a stand for social justice, coming together to sign an open letter denouncing the school’s plans for the Confederate statue commonly referred to as Silent Sam.
Among those protesting the university’s $5.3 million plan — which includes the relocation and preservation of the monument, among other things — are both current and former members of the basketball and football programs.
As of Friday afternoon, Garrison Brooks, Sterling Manley, Brandon Robinson and K.J. Smith — all current members of the UNC basketball team — had all signed the letter. Inside Carolina reported earlier in the day that former North Carolina basketball players Bobby Frasor, Brice Johnson, Tommy LaGarde and Kendall Marshall had each added their signatures, too.