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2024年12月12日 · Young people are particularly vulnerable to gender- and sexuality-based disinformation and extremist manipulation. The network of adults who care for and support young people in their homes and schools and throughout their communities play pivotal roles in helping them build resilience against such manipulation.

The Southern Poverty Law Center works to advance and shape federal, state and local policies to help build a fair and equitable South where everyone can thrive. Despite the historic strides made during the Civil Rights Movement, racial disparities persist in …

2025年1月23日 · Message from Margaret Huang, President & CEO. 2023 was a tumultuous year for democracy in the Deep South and throughout the country. After a decade of cascading attacks on voting rights brought on by the Shelby County v.Holder decision, we arrived at a pivot point in which challenges to democracy reached alarming levels never before seen in this country.

2024年6月13日 · Helping navigate the perils of anti-LGBTQ+ pseudoscience by analyzing the groups and actors using the language of science to attack the medical consensus supporting LGBTQ+ affirming health care and resources to counter anti-trans narratives and extremism.

With your help, we’re standing up for the most vulnerable people in society – those who have no other champion. We’re exposing hate and injustice, fighting discrimination, and providing award-winning anti-bias materials – free of charge – to schools across America. We never take legal fees ...

Civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr. founded the SPLC in 1971 to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all. Since then, we’ve won numerous landmark legal victories on behalf of the exploited, the powerless and the forgotten. Our lawsuits have toppled institutional racism and stamped […]

The Southern Poverty Law Center began in 1971 in a small office in Montgomery, Alabama. Today, we work across the Deep South, focusing on a region where victories for social justice can lead to transformational change throughout the country. Beyond our headquarters in Montgomery, we now have state ...

Since 1971, the Southern Poverty Law Center has pursued racial justice and human rights for all people. From a small law office in Montgomery to a multi-state organization known nationwide for championing equity, the SPLC owes our 52 years of growth, change and triumph to the communities we serve, our dedicated staff and committed supporters.