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Catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements..

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Want to help inform voters ahead of the election? ☎️ Join the SPLC and Fair Count for a virtual phone bank to help us reach out to #Georgia and #Mississippi voters about their rights! #TheSouthsGotNow #VotingRights bit.ly/4dJ7p0e

Want to help inform voters ahead of the election? ☎️

Join the SPLC and <a href="/faircount/">Fair Count</a> for a virtual phone bank to help us reach out to #Georgia and #Mississippi voters about their rights! #TheSouthsGotNow #VotingRights bit.ly/4dJ7p0e
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In 2023, Georgia enacted a law that forces cities and other localities to enforce bans on public camping, putting thousands of Georgians living unsheltered at risk of arrest. Read more: bit.ly/3OH2IJN #HousingNotHandcuffs #ShelteringInjustice

In 2023, Georgia enacted a law that forces cities and other localities to enforce bans on public camping, putting thousands of Georgians living unsheltered at risk of arrest. Read more: bit.ly/3OH2IJN #HousingNotHandcuffs #ShelteringInjustice
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Federal elections typically have the largest voter turnouts, but voting in your state and local elections is just as important. The policies shaped by elected officials affect your life. Make sure you're ready to vote with our voter guides here: bit.ly/3V7PDvs

Federal elections typically have the largest voter turnouts, but voting in your state and local elections is just as important.

The policies shaped by elected officials affect your life. Make sure you're ready to vote with our voter guides here: bit.ly/3V7PDvs
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The SPLC's CRMC is closed on Sept. 2 for Labor Day, but you can still engage with the memorial by taking an interactive virtual tour! 📲 Download the #CRMC app on your iOS or Android device and be your own guide: bit.ly/373KWOj

The SPLC's <a href="/CivilRightsCntr/">CRMC</a> is closed on Sept. 2 for Labor Day, but you can still engage with the memorial by taking an interactive virtual tour!

📲 Download the #CRMC app on your iOS or Android device and be your own guide: bit.ly/373KWOj
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Louisiana, Gov. Jeff Landry ordered a new voter registration protocol ahead of the 2024 general election. All state agencies that provide voter registration forms and assistance must also include a notice that says noncitizens are not permitted to vote. bit.ly/477CXdH

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Health care is a human right, and to build stronger, healthier communities – we must advocate for #AffordableHealthCare. Make your voice heard on #ElectionDay to create the thriving communities we want📣 Access the SPLC's #TSGN resources & #RegisterToVote 📲:

Health care is a human right, and to build stronger, healthier communities – we must advocate for #AffordableHealthCare.

Make your voice heard on #ElectionDay to create the thriving communities we want📣 Access the SPLC's #TSGN resources &amp; #RegisterToVote 📲:
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Today, #socialjustice projects like #Mississippi's Rosedale Freedom Project build on the historic 1964 #FreedomSchools. As voter suppression & classroom censorship persist – We are in a fight for justice that starts with voting 🗳️. #TSGN 📲 #RegisterToVote:

Today, #socialjustice projects like #Mississippi's Rosedale Freedom Project build on the historic 1964 #FreedomSchools.

As voter suppression &amp; classroom censorship persist – We are in a fight for justice that starts with voting 🗳️. #TSGN

📲 #RegisterToVote:
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order banning the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 public schools. Critical race theory (CRT) is an advanced academic concept mostly taught in graduate programs at the university level. Read more: bit.ly/4gkr6gT

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Charles Hamilton Houston is known as "the man who killed Jim Crow." He's responsible for integrated housing and integrated schools. He worked on nearly every civil rights case before the Supreme Court between 1930 and Brown v. Board of Education. #TheMarchContinues

Charles Hamilton Houston is known as "the man who killed Jim Crow."

He's responsible for integrated housing and integrated schools. He worked on nearly every civil rights case before the Supreme Court between 1930 and Brown v. Board of Education. #TheMarchContinues
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📢The SPLC is investigating the use of surveillance cameras to enforce #Mississippi law. Have you received a ticket from a traffic camera for driving without insurance in Mississippi❓ Whether you're a resident or someone who was traveling – Contact us 📲:bit.ly/3XaLJDc

📢The SPLC is investigating the use of surveillance cameras to enforce #Mississippi law.

Have you received a ticket from a traffic camera for driving without insurance in Mississippi❓ Whether you're a resident or someone who was traveling – Contact us 📲:bit.ly/3XaLJDc
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📣 Parents and caregivers: You have the power to help young people resist radicalization. Revisit the SPLC's guide for actionable steps to use to intervene when young people have become susceptible to manipulative extremist rhetoric. bit.ly/3EBrlDe

📣 Parents and caregivers: You have the power to help young people resist radicalization. Revisit the SPLC's guide for actionable steps to use to intervene when young people have become susceptible to manipulative extremist rhetoric. bit.ly/3EBrlDe
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#OTD in 1957, the Little Rock Nine were barred from their first day of classes at the all-white Central H.S. in Little Rock, #Arkansas. A white mob greeted them, as did the state National Guard, which Gov. Orval Faubus had called in to block them from school. #TheMarchContinues

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Activists in Florence, Alabama, continue to fight to contextualize the 20-foot-tall, 30,000-pound white marble Confederate monument in front of the Lauderdale County Courthouse. bit.ly/3MsdxxW

Activists in Florence, Alabama, continue to fight to contextualize the 20-foot-tall, 30,000-pound white marble Confederate monument in front of the Lauderdale County Courthouse. bit.ly/3MsdxxW
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Voters casting a ballot in Georgia may encounter recently passed laws that could suppress the vote. Make sure you're ready to cast your ballot on Election Day! #TheSouthsGotNow bit.ly/4cEZUGg

Voters casting a ballot in Georgia may encounter recently passed laws that could suppress the vote.

Make sure you're ready to cast your ballot on Election Day! #TheSouthsGotNow bit.ly/4cEZUGg
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📣 Help inform voters ahead of the election! Join the SPLC and @FairCount for a virtual phone bank to help us reach out to #Georgia voters about their rights! bit.ly/4dJ7p0e #TheSouthsGotNow

📣 Help inform voters ahead of the election!
Join the SPLC and @FairCount for a virtual phone bank to help us reach out to #Georgia voters about their rights! bit.ly/4dJ7p0e
#TheSouthsGotNow
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The Rosenwald schools empowered Black children in the Jim Crow South, combating education disparities. Their decline symbolizes the unfulfilled promise of equality. No child should need a lawsuit to get the education they deserve. Read more: #EducationalEquality #Hopewatch

The Rosenwald schools empowered Black children in the Jim Crow South, combating education disparities. Their decline symbolizes the unfulfilled promise of equality. No child should need a lawsuit to get the education they deserve. Read more: #EducationalEquality #Hopewatch
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🚨#LGBTQRights are at stake this November. We must continue to protect and advance the rights, dignity and freedom of the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈 Make sure you are registered to vote here: bit.ly/3V7PDvs

🚨#LGBTQRights are at stake this November.

We must continue to protect and advance the rights, dignity and freedom of the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈 Make sure you are registered to vote here: bit.ly/3V7PDvs
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Our hearts are with the families, young people and community of Winder, Georgia, where a fatal school shooting has left the community in mourning. We offer this LFJ resource to help as you try to respond to traumatizing events with children and youth. bit.ly/3MDsVaI

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🚨 NEW Hatewatch analysis: A monthlong sample of posts on the anonymous message board 4chan reveals an interest beyond regulating abortion among a significant number of users who posted comments about abortion. Read more from #Hatewatch: bit.ly/3AS7zUF

🚨 NEW Hatewatch analysis: A monthlong sample of posts on the anonymous message board 4chan reveals an interest beyond regulating abortion among a significant number of users who posted comments about abortion. Read more from #Hatewatch: bit.ly/3AS7zUF