Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and ...

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In March 2024, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a sweeping new voter suppression law that targets, restricts and severely punishes civic engagement efforts that encourage voting and ...

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At the SPLC, our mission is rooted in the belief that a society where Black communities thrive benefits everyone.

The Southern Poverty Law Center works to advance and shape federal, state and local policies to help build a fair and equitable South where everyone can thrive.

The lawyers formally incorporated the SPLC in 1971, and civil rights activist Julian Bond was named the first president. Dees and Levin began seeking nationwide support for their work. People from ...

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By engaging local communities and grassroots organizations, the SPLC is organizing to build the political power of Black and Brown people in the Deep South.