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Jun 13, 2024 · In 2024, Southern Poverty Law Center staff interviewed eight experts and advocates working in the human rights space to explore the topic of Hindu supremacism and the myriad ways this ideology shows up in the United States. In the Series

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Civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr. founded the SPLC in 1971 to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all. Since then, we’ve won numerous landmark legal victories on behalf of the exploited, the powerless and the forgotten. Our lawsuits have toppled institutional racism and stamped […]

Jan 23, 2025 · Message from Margaret Huang, President & CEO 2023 was a tumultuous year for democracy in the Deep South and throughout the country. After a decade of cascading attacks on voting rights brought on by the Shelby County v. Holder decision, we arrived at a pivot point in which challenges to democracy reached alarming levels never before seen in this country. …

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Since 1971, the Southern Poverty Law Center has pursued racial justice and human rights for all people. From a small law office in Montgomery to a multi-state organization known nationwide for championing equity, the SPLC owes our 52 years of growth, change and triumph to the communities we serve, our dedicated staff and committed supporters. The 2023 SPLC Impact …