Daniel Bethencourt

Detroit Free Press

A group of racially charged flyers appeared on the central campus of the University of Michigan on Monday morning, drawing condemnation from top U-M officials, according to a statement from the university.

The posters were taken down Monday morning by a student who spotted them, officials said.

One poster argued that white women should not date black men, while a separate poster depicted a “STOP!” sign while urging “Euro-Americans” to stop “living in fear” and “denying (their) heritage,” according to a tweet from U-M’s Black Student Union.

The posters both carried an “Alt-Right” logo. They first appeared in Haven and Mason halls, according to the statement, which denounced the posters and said they “espouse a racist point of view.”

“Messages of racial, ethnic or religious discrimination have no place at the University of Michigan,” said U-M President Mark Schlissel in the statement. “Targeted attacks against groups of people serve only to tear apart our university community.”

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Schlissel also said: “In this time of heightened political strife, we believe these values take on even more importance as people and beliefs are targets of divisive rhetoric. But amidst these challenging times, our core values can help ground our community.”

The university also asked students to report similar incidents to the university’s Bias Response Team at 734.615.BIAS.

The flyers come less than one week after a similar incident at Eastern Michigan University: racial slurs and the letters "KKK" were spray-painted in red, white and blue on the side of a campus building. The rest of the message said, "Leave" followed by a racial slur for black people. The messages sparked a protest with more than 150 students.

Contact Daniel Bethencourt: dbethencourt@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @_dbethencourt. Staff writers Paul Egan and Katrease Stafford contributed to this report.