White Supremacists Step Up Recruiting on College Campuses
Colleges and universities nationwide, including in Texas, are seeing a growing number of instances of white supremacist groups recruiting on their campuses, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League.
The 2018-19 academic year marked the third consecutive year of growth in white supremacist campus recruiting across the country, according to the report. Nationwide, colleges and universities saw a 7% increase in such incidents during the ’18-19 academic year. That uptick comes on top of a massive 77% surge in instances of white supremacists recruiting on campuses during the previous academic year, the nonprofit reports.
Although Texas wasn't one of the national leaders in white supremacist recruiting — California led the way, followed by Kentucky and Oklahoma — the Lone Star State wasn't immune to the trend, says Cheryl Drazin, the nonprofit ADL's regional director for North Texas and Oklahoma. Statewide, Texas saw a modest uptick in incidents during the recent spring semester, she said.
The Texas incidents mostly involved white supremacist groups posting flyers or handing out leaflets on campus. During the 2018-19 academic year, members of the neo-Nazi group Patriot Front spread flyers and stickers on campus at Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, Tarrant County College, Brookhaven College, the University of Dallas' Irving campus, the University of Texas, Texas State University and Midwestern State University, according to ADL records. Their flyers bore slogans like "Reclaim America" and "Keep America American."
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