SPLC Applauds the American Bar Association for Urging the Removal of Confederate Memorials from Courthouses

February 09, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement from Tafeni English-Relf , director of the Alabama State Office and the Civil Rights Memorial Center , in response to the American Bar...

The Southern Poverty Law Center Condemns Dragging of Disabled Community Activist by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Dept. at City Council Meeting

December 16, 2022

JACKSONVILLE — This week, Northside Coalition of Jacksonville President Ben Frazier was dragged and detained by Jacksonville Sheriff’s department officers for going over the time limit during the public comment section of a city...

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Taking Back Their Power: Black veterans seek recognition, recompense for generations of racial inequity

November 11, 2022

Esther Schrader

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New survey of Americans’ views on Confederate monuments shows strong link to political and religious affiliations

October 18, 2022

Rhonda Sonnenberg

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Renaming the Bases: SPLC applauds federal report calling for removal of Confederate symbols from military property

September 20, 2022

SPLC Applauds Release of Final Department of Defense Naming Commission Report

September 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America (the “...

The Southern Poverty Law Center Applauds Georgetown Activists for Their Work to Deter Funding of Confederate Flag Display

August 12, 2022

GEORGETOWN, Del. — This week, the work of local activists paid off after the Georgetown Historical Society doubled down on its commitment to continue flying a Confederate battle flag on the nonprofit’s property. The following...

SPLC Applauds Appointments to Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names

August 10, 2022

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the members of a new Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, which will “ identify geographic names and federal land unit names...

SPLC Applauds Resignation of “Lost Cause” Sympathizer from the Virginia Board of Historic Resources

August 03, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. — Yesterday, Gov. Glen Youngkin’s appointee to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, Ann Hunter McLean, resigned after her erroneous justifications for the preservation of Confederate monuments and memorials –...

Anti-Confederate Billboard Urges Removal of Jim Crow Statue from Putnam County Courthouse Grounds

June 29, 2022

PALATKA, Fla. – On Tuesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center raised a billboard in support of the Putnam Alliance For Equity and Justice , which has been advocating for the removal of a Confederate monument from the entrance to...

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SPLC Applauds the American Bar Association for Urging the Removal of Confederate Memorials from Courthouses

The Southern Poverty Law Center Condemns Dragging of Disabled Community Activist by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Dept. at City Council Meeting

Taking Back Their Power: Black veterans seek recognition, recompense for generations of racial inequity

New survey of Americans’ views on Confederate monuments shows strong link to political and religious affiliations

Renaming the Bases: SPLC applauds federal report calling for removal of Confederate symbols from military property

SPLC Applauds Release of Final Department of Defense Naming Commission Report

The Southern Poverty Law Center Applauds Georgetown Activists for Their Work to Deter Funding of Confederate Flag Display

SPLC Applauds Appointments to Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names

SPLC Applauds Resignation of “Lost Cause” Sympathizer from the Virginia Board of Historic Resources

Anti-Confederate Billboard Urges Removal of Jim Crow Statue from Putnam County Courthouse Grounds

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