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White Supremacists are Increasingly Targeting College Campuses for Recruitment

Information was distributed on campuses in 44 states and Washington D.C over the past year.

A report issued yesterday by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism documented 346 instances in which propaganda with a white supremacist agenda have been distributed on U.S. campuses over the past 12 months.

Schools in California and Texas were the most frequent targets.

“White supremacists continue to see young people as prime targets for recruitment, perhaps now more than ever,” said Oren Segal, director of league’s Center on Extremism, told CNN.

Another factor in the increase were speeches given on campuses by self-identified white supremacists like Richard Spencer, who spoke at Texas A&M, the University of Florida and Auburn. Another speakers have been prevented from speaking at campuses and protests have raged around many appearances.

University of Michigan says no to Richard Spencer before end of academic year https://t.co/1ADewmfMcZ

— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) January 27, 2018

Identity Evropa was identified as a group that was responsible almost 50% of the 346 instances of flyers or propaganda appearing on campuses. The group describes itself as a white supremacist group focused on preserving “white American culture” and promoting white European identity, according to the data from the Anti-Defamation League.

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