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The Visual Propaganda of the Brexit Leave Campaign

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MANCHESTER, UK — In the week following the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (the “Brexit”) on June 23, there was a 500% rise in hate crimes across the country.

Post-Brexit graffiti in the UK (screenshot via @PaulRobertsNHS/Twitter) MANCHESTER, UK — In the week following the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (the “Brexit”) on June 23, there was a 500% rise in hate crimes across the country. Examples, such as racist materials sent in the mail , barked epithets on the street, and demands directed at foreigners and non-white citizens to leave the country , have been collected on social media under the hashtag #PostRefRacism . How did the Brexit referendum — a vote about the UK’s status in the European Union — become the catalyst for abuse

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