*Hundreds of students came out to protest a speech by the white-nationalist leader Richard Spencer at Texas A&M University on Tuesday.
Spencer made headlines last month with his, “Hail Trump! Hail our people! Hail victory!” cry that went viral from a white-supremacist gathering in Washington, D.C., as other event attendees gave the Nazi salute.
While about 400 students attended Tuesday’s event, hundreds more protested it, according to NY Mag:
Many attempted to get into the venue, or gathered nearby to hear speakers — including the university’s president and some of its football players — extol the benefits of diversity and unity. Inside the venue, a few audience members tried to engage with Spencer, while others silently stood raising their fists in protest.
The administration at Texas A&M went to pains to explain that Spencer was not invited by the university but was asked to come to campus by former student Preston Wiginton, who reserved a publicly available space on campus for the event.
Via CNN:
For roughly two hours, Spencer delivered his message of white supremacy to a room of 400 people, the vast majority of whom were there in protest.
“At the end of the day, America belongs to white men,” Spencer said.
View pics and clips from the protest below:
From inside the Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M pic.twitter.com/NecTPV4flE
— Philip Jankowski (@PhilJankowski) December 7, 2016
Horrifying Scenes from Texas A&M As White Supremacist Richard Spencer Praises Donald Trump https://t.co/y9rtL6qD9R pic.twitter.com/P0tFCDXYtW
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 7, 2016
Students, others protest white supremacist’s speech at Texas A&M University.https://t.co/iPioydcbNw
(Photo: AP) pic.twitter.com/dju1MQtjIR— Carolyn Cerbin (@carolyncerbin) December 7, 2016
Texas A&M QB and Wuerffel Trophy winner Trevor Knight on why he’s honored to speak at tonight’s Aggies United: pic.twitter.com/C9G5fO4AWH
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) December 7, 2016
Below, more about the man who invited Spencer to Texas A&M:
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