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Richard Spencer, Texas A&M University

From December 2017 to December 2017
Texas A&M University (Public college or university)
College Station, TX, United States

Identity of Speakers

  • Richard Spencer
    Unaffiliated
    Invited for non-academic lecture

    Richard Spencer is a leading figure in the so-called “alt-right” movement.

Resources

Additional Information

  • Incident Nature:
    Other
  • Incident Political Orientation:
    Right-of-spectrum
  • Incident Responses:
    Rally or Protests
  • Incident Status:
    No litigation
  • Incident Protested
  • Did not involve Speech Codes

Summary

Richard Spencer is a leading figure in the so-called “alt-right” movement. On December 5, 2017, Spencer delivered a speech at Texas A&M University’s Memorial Student Center at the invitation of a former student, who rented out space on campus. The university did not invite Spencer to speak and said that his views are “in direct conflict with our core values.” Hundreds of people protested the speech outside the building; two people were arrested, and neither were students. Around 400 people turned out to see Spencer, some of whom jeered him.