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SPLC Mourns the Loss of Civil Rights Titan Bernard LaFayette
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the nation mourn the loss of civil rights and voting rights activist Bernard LaFayette. He was 85. “As the nation remembers the civil rights martyrs of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ we have sadly lost one of this country’s strongest advocates in the ongoing struggle to make…
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Wreath-laying ceremony honors fallen martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement
The event marked the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the most violent day of the Selma-to-Montgomery march that would shock the nation and catalyze the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed racial discrimination in voting.
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Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking DeSantis’ Unconstitutional Order Targeting CAIR
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida today granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “blatantly unconstitutional” executive order targeting the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the United States’ largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Florida chapter, CAIR Florida.…
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Celebrate Women’s History Month with words and stories from extraordinary women
In honoring women who made history, the Southern Poverty Law Center is highlighting books banned in several U.S. schools and libraries or narrowly banned in local school districts. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, the SPLC is sharing this book list to spotlight some of the ways in which women across history have used the…
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Elaine Weiss at the CRMC
The Civil Rights Memorial Center, in partnership with NewSouth Bookstore, will host a discussion with award-winning journalist and writer Elaine Weiss on her latest book, “Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement.” The author will be signing copies.
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6 Steps You Can Take When Hateful Leaflets Litter Your Community
By Rachel Carroll Rivas The SPLC tracks white supremacist flyering in the United States. Hate groups use flyers to publicize, recruit and intimidate. Here are six steps you can take when hateful leaflets litter your community. 1. Research and Prepare Know what you are looking for by reviewing the symbols, slogans and names of hate groups in your area. Make a plan on…
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Resilience, ridicule guarantee hate group’s flop at D.C. anti-abortion march
When 120 white nationalist Patriot Front (PF) members descended on Washington, D.C., to recruit at the National March for Life anti-abortion rally in January, a few dozen counterdemonstrators were ready with banners, flyers and clown music. It worked. The group did not release its usual barrage of propaganda videos after holding that rally. Hugh Meredith,…
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State of the Union: Five truths to debunk the claims presented Tuesday night
President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was filled with false and misleading statements, masking the real and damaging consequences of his administration’s agenda. The truth is clear. People are being stripped of due process rights and racially profiled for deportation. New barriers are being erected to disenfranchise eligible voters. Tax and budget cuts…
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SPLC Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Warrior Jo Ann Bland
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) mourns the loss of civil rights warrior Jo Ann Bland, who passed away on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. “The state of Alabama and the country lost a life-long advocate to the Civil Rights Movement. Jo Ann Bland dedicated her life to continue the fight for desegregation, equality and voting rights,” said Tafeni English-Relf, Alabama state director, SPLC. “Following her participation in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the ‘Bloody Sunday’ march in Selma, her advocacy led to her co-founding the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute and…
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