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Features and Stories
May 10, 2004

The Justice Department has announced a new investigation into the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Till's story is part of the Center publication Free At Last, soon to be reissued.

Features and Stories
April 30, 2004

The Southern Poverty Law Center is joining with Harvard's Civil Rights Project to study diversity in public schools, a subject that has gone more than two decades without serious research.

Features and Stories
April 30, 2004

The Alabama Supreme Court turned down an appeal by former chief justice Roy Moore, who sought reinstatement to the position after his ouster for judicial misconduct.

Features and Stories
April 14, 2004

The Center was nominated today for the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Awards, presented by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) for several of its tolerance education products.

Features and Stories
April 13, 2004

The Center has filed a federal law suit requesting that a Mississippi juvenile prison allow court advocates to speak with youth, a move which would allow the children to speak out in court.

Features and Stories
March 22, 2004

Hosted by the Gonzaga Institute for Action Against Hate in association with the Center, a Spokane conference took crucial steps toward establishing the academic field of hate studies. Center co-founder Morris Dees attended and gave a keynote address.

Features and Stories
March 10, 2004

Montgomery activist Johnnie Carr, who has worked for civil rights for a half-century, was honored with the third Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award March 18, sponsored by the Center and Troy State University Montgomery.

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