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- N.C. man plans pro-Union vigil at Lee statue
Tyler Hammel, The Daily Progress, May 9, 2019
A North Carolina man will hold a 17-hour vigil in front of Charlottesville’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Thursday while dressed as a Union soldier in an effort to educate others about the Civil War.
William Thorpe, the sole orchestrator of the “One-Man Stand” and founder and director of the University of North Carolina Walk for Health, will finish out a semester-long project inspired by the university’s removal of its Silent Sam monument in Chapel Hill.
- UNC Walk for Health
Co-founded by William “Henry Jr.” Thorpe and Bobby Gersten in 2015, UNC Walk for Health is a global initiative to raise awareness of and provide practical solutions to chronic health conditions. Their overall purpose is to help fulfill the official mission of their alma mater, the University of North Carolina, that is, improve the quality of life for people in this society and solve the biggest problems on the planet.
- William Thorpe Jr: Hometown Hero
Chapelboro.com, Mar. 1, 2016
UNC Walk for Health is partnering with Piedmont Health Services to offer a morning of free dental screenings for children 5-17 years old. The event will take place from 8:15am to 1:15pm on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the Carrboro Community Health Center. William Thorpe Jr.'s father, Bill Thorpe, served the community for many years as a Chape Hill Town Council member.