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‘The march continues, and apathy is not an option’
In an op-ed, SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang reflects on 60 years of struggle, marching and sacrifices for civil, ...
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60 years after Bloody Sunday, legacy of martyrs guides fight for voting rights
Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, the SPLC honors 40 civil rights martyrs with a ceremony focused on today’s fight to preserve ...
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60 years after Bloody Sunday, foot soldiers address current threats to democracy
Civil rights advocates fear that current ideological divisions and erosion of voting rights will have a dangerous impact on ...
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Beyond Bloody Sunday’s 60th anniversary: Be a foot soldier for our future rights
Assaults on our democracy are not new, but thanks to those brave foot soldiers 60 years ago we have the tools to fight them.
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SPLC Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Selma Bridge Crossing
Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) marks the 60th anniversary of the Selma Bridge Crossing. This historic event ...
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Trump advances anti-immigrant priorities with national language executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order March 1 declaring English as the official language of the United States, ...
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Bigoted beliefs, racist ties found among some of President Trump’s appointees
As President Donald Trump has made clear in the first month of his second term, one of the major goals of his administration ...
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Books on protest movements of the civil rights era for adults and children
Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass protest movements led to women’s suffrage, the Civil Rights Acts of the ...