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White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Speech At Auburn Sparks Protests, Arrests

Spencer, a leader in the alt-right movement, addressed a crowd at Auburn University on Tuesday. The school had barred him from speaking, but a federal judge cleared the way on First Amendment grounds.

White nationalist Richard Spencer's speech at Alabama's Auburn University was preceded by controversy and punctuated Tuesday night by protests, arrests and some violence.

Hundreds of people, some chanting and carrying signs, demonstrated outside Auburn's Foy

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