Southern Poverty Law Center

In this ever-important election year, we’re excited to launch a major new bilingual campaign to mobilize young voters of color across the South: The South’s Got Now | Decidimos. Together with state and local partners across five states – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi – we’ll be showing the power that young Black and Brown people have to change history and our communities. Read more about this campaign in our new blog. Stay tuned for more: https://lnkd.in/gqemijZD

“Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project” or Project 2025 is a sweeping plan to reshape presidential powers and the federal bureaucracy in the image of dominionism. A few facts on Project 2025 ⬇️ 💥It's developed and supported by a coalition of 75+ organizations – including at least nine hate and antigovernment groups with ties to the Republican Party. 💥It features, in great detail, the ways movement loyalists could use their powers to restrict access to abortion further dramatically. Read the 2023 Year In Hate & Extremism report. https://lnkd.in/e52aHvgf #YIHE #LGBTQRights #AbortionAccess

The 2024 presidential election is just months away. Why not help by volunteering as a changemaker in this vital election? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gUndymyG #TheSouthsGotNow

#OTD in 1776, the founders of the U.S.A. declared that all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Today, #TheMarchContinues as we continue to fight so all can exercise those rights.

Our votes have the power to change history and our communities. Let's do it. #TheSouthsGotNow https://lnkd.in/eKbdJjDD Nuestros votos tienen el poder de cambiar la historia y a nuestras comunidades. Hagámoslo. #Decidimos https://lnkd.in/ejJcrSEh

Though the SPLC's Civil Rights Memorial Center is closed today until July 5, you can still engage with the memorial by taking an interactive virtual tour. Download the #CRMC app today ⬇️ iOS📲 https://lnkd.in/gkKXtXSq Android📲 https://lnkd.in/gGU8aPm6

Today is the 11th anniversary of Shelby v. Holder, the legal decision that gutted section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder changed the landscape of voting rights in the Deep South. Today, we continue to see its effects that discriminate against voters, particularly voters of color. At the SPLC, we vow to continue our work to empower voters and eliminate discriminatory voting practices in the Deep South and beyond! Learn more about the impact of the Shelby v. Holder decision in the SPLC's report: https://lnkd.in/eRv4zXKX

Every American needs to learn about #Juneteenth. It may be a relatively new federal holiday, but it has a long history. Here are some books for both adults and children about the holiday that celebrates the end of enslavement in the U.S. #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory https://lnkd.in/eqrnBmuG

The Clotilda, the last known ship to traffic enslaved African people to the U.S., was unearthed in Alabama's Mobile River a few years ago. This year, college students interviewed descendants of the Clotilda in a project that seeks to learn this history and to teach students to find the humanity in their work by recognizing the people behind the story. #Juneteenth https://lnkd.in/eMcuKcis

Long before June 19 was observed as #Juneteenth National Independence Day, the event marking the end of enslavement in the nation was celebrated in Black communities. Learn how this day of solemn remembrance and expression of joy followed a path to become a federal holiday. https://lnkd.in/exP78KjZ