Richard Spencer speaks at University of Florida: What to know (Report)

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Richard Spencer, white nationalist and self-described leader of the alt-right movement, gave an abbreviated speech at the University of Florida in Gainesville on Thursday afternoon.

In response to the event, which took place at the university’s Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, groups from around the state rallied to protest Spencer. 

Many audience members booed Spencer and shouted over his speech. Protestors chanted phrases like “Go home, Spencer!” and “Say it loud, say it clear, Nazis are not welcome here!” 

“What are you trying to achieve then?” Spencer asked the crowd, according to ABC News. “You all have an amazing opportunity to be a part of the most important free speech event perhaps in our lifetime. This is when the rubber hits the road with the…

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