The corrupt white superintendent of Nickel Academy who runs the institution as a profit-generating convict labor camp while maintaining strict racial segregation and engaging in systemic abuse.
Elwood's resistance directly challenges Spencer's abusive institution.
Spencer runs Nickel Academy while Elwood documents its abuses and exposes its treatment of students.
Spencer's authority also controls Turner's daily life and freedom.
Turner is confined within Nickel Academy, an institution run by Spencer.
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