University of Virginia bans Richard Spencer and others from campus

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

University of Virginia bans Richard Spencer and others from campus

By Joe Heim
October 26 at 1:50 PM

The University of Virginia on Friday imposed a four-year ban from campus on Richard Spencer and nine other people who participated in a white supremacist march on the school’s grounds last year.

Spencer, a U-Va. graduate, led the torchlight procession of 150 to 200 marchers chanting “Our blood, our soil” and “Jews will not replace us!” through campus on Aug. 11, 2017. The march culminated with participants surrounding and attacking a much smaller group of counterprotesters who had circled a statue of Thomas Jefferson, the university’s founder.

The following day, Spencer and the others took part in the white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville that led to violent clashes and the death of counterprotester Heather Heyer, who was run over by a car allegedly driven by a man with neo-Nazi ties.

“The trespass warnings issued today reflect our commitment to ensuring the safety of our community while upholding the principles of freedom of speech and assembly,” U-Va. President Jim Ryan said in a statement.

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[MontanaMama]

1. Sweet!

I wish we could ban him from Montana. He creeps back here now and then.

[Va Lefty]

2. Shame the ban is only for 4 years, but at least it's a start.