Truthout: Why College Students Are Challenging Their Own Schools in the Fight Against White Supremacy
Spencer Sunshine, a Truthout contributor and associate researcher at Political Research Associates who tracks white supremacist and far right groups, said the right wing in the US has long been “fixated” on racial justice activism on college campuses because it sees higher education as a hotbed of “Communist brainwashing.” The emergence of the racist alt-right and its army of online trolls has made this trend much more visible, as members eagerly attempt to recruit on campuses.