UNC stadium plate swaps father for son, citing 1898 massacre
CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will swap a “Sr.” for a “Jr.” on a plaque at Kenan Memorial Stadium, to distance the university from William Rand Kenan Sr.’s involvement in the 1898 massacre targeting black North Carolinians.The News & Observer reports UNC Chancellor Carol Folt said in a Wednesday letter that the university consulted with the Kenan family and decided to change the honorific reference to focus on stadium donor William […]
