Fraternity Brothers Rush to Save American Flag From Pro-Palestine Protesters at UNC

Published on May 2, 2024

Two University of North Carolina students said they felt both sad and empowered when they rushed to “protect” the U.S. flag from pro-Palestine protesters at the Chapel Hill campus quad on Wednesday. A U.S. flag that hangs in the quad was replaced with a Palestinian flag by pro-Palestine protesters. After school officials and law enforcement officers restored the U.S. flag, the protesters moved to once again tear it down and were, according to Guillermo Estrada, “preparing to destroy it.” This is when a group of fraternity brothers rushed to keep the flag from falling to the ground, refusing to allow it to be “disrespected in order to advocate for another,” Mr. Estrada said....

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