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 ...

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

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The SPLC’s Mississippi state office embarked on a multicity bus tour to hear directly from community members their struggles with advocacy and civic groups and state leaders.

The SPLC seeks justice for victims of discriminatory practices and laws that target and incarcerate lower-income individuals ...

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 ...

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.

In public forums and online, the SPLC exposes hate and extremism and counters disinformation and conspiracies with research and community resources.

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.

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