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  Morris Dees Discusses New Lawsuit Against Klan  
 
The Southern Poverty Law Center's case against the Imperial Klans of America (IKA) is scheduled for trial in November in Meade County, Kentucky. The SPLC sued the IKA and two of its officials on behalf of teenager Jordan Gruver, who was brutally beaten by IKA members at a county fair. Over the past couple of months, the trial team, led by Morris Dees, has been in Kentucky preparing for the case.

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Food Giant Liable for Worker Mistreatment

A subsidiary of food giant Fresh Del Monte Produce cannot hide behind a middleman labor contractor to avoid responsibility for the exploitation of farmworkers who plant and harvest its fields, a federal court has ruled.

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» Read SPLC President Richard Cohen's Thoughts


The Anti-Immigration Movement

The immigration debate has been marked by myths, racist propaganda and xenophobic rhetoric that has seeped into the mainstream. Read more about the anti-immigration movement's history and leaders, many of whom have ties to white supremacists.

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Intelligence Report

Intelligence Report Animated by the ugly rhetoric of the nativist movement, the number of hate groups operating in America increased last year to 888, a rise of 48% since 2000.

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Teaching Tolerance

Teaching ToleranceThe latest issue of Teaching Tolerance looks at the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ideals, innovations in migrant education and classroom simulations that do harm to students.

The ABCs of Classroom Management provides strategies to help build classroom communities where students are engaged in positive ways.

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  Morris Dees Discusses New Lawsuit Against Klan

Migrant Workers at Bottom of Food Chain Face Abuse, Growing Economic Disparity

H-2B Guestworkers Facing Rampant Abuse

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippi’s School Dropout Rate

Migrant Tomato Workers Face Chronic Abuses

SPLC President: We All Bear Moral Responsibility to Ensure Fairness for Workers

 
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