Vile racist fliers, posted around a university campus, have been roundly condemned by students and officials - who have branded them 'an assault on everything we believe in'.

A peaceful protest was held at the University of Michigan after the white supremacist material appeared in dorms and academic buildings.

University chiefs branded the posters unacceptable, saying they had been posted in a time of 'heightened political strife'.

Vile: The leaflets have been condemned and branded 'an assault on everything we believe in' by a university dean

One leaflet, entitled 'Why White Women Shouldn't Date Black Men' contained a series of racist claims concerning abuse, STDs, violent crimes and said: 'Your kids probably wouldn't be smart'.

Another called on 'Euro-Americans' to stop 'living in fear' and urged them to 'be white'.

A third poster contained sickening claims of 'race differences in intelligence' and a 'genetic gap'.

The dean of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Andrew Martin, posted a comment which read: 'These posters advocating white supremacy strike at the very heart and soul of the College.

'Their presence marred our physical spaces — in Haven and Mason halls — where we hold our classes and where our faculty and staff work, and are an assault on everything we believe in as a liberal arts college and as a diverse community.'

The posters carried the words 'Alt Right'.

Leaders at the University of Michigan have condemned the racist posters which were put up around the campus

Students were shocked by the 'hateful' flyers which appeared on the campus

Around 200 students joined a protest on campus after the posters were found.

Derrell Chapman told Local 4: 'Coming to this university, I didn't think I would have to experience something like that.'

A statement from the university said: 'M essages of racial, ethnic or religious discrimination have no place at the University of Michigan. Targeted attacks against groups of people serve only to tear apart our university community.

'While we continue to defend any individual’s right to free speech on our campus, these types of attacks directed toward any individual or group, based on a belief or characteristic, are inconsistent with the university’s values of respect, civility and equality.'

And it continued: '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.'

Last week racist graffiti was found at the nearby Eastern Michigan University.