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Every week, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project rounds up our recent work and headlines on extremism and the radical right that caught our attention through March 28.
March 23, 2024
MONTGOMERY — Today at 5:00 p.m. , the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), will lay a wreath honoring civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell. Johnnie Mae Chappell , a...
Hatewatch
America is in the grip of a gun violence epidemic. On average, American young people know at least one person who has been injured or killed by a gun, according to a 2024 report from SPLC, Everytown for Gun Safety, and the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL). Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows “firearm injuries were the leading cause of death among children and teens” in the U.S. in 2020 and 2021. Research also shows gun violence in the United States disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ people.
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Hatewatch
Every week, we highlight stories on extremism and the radical right from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project. Here are stories that caught our attention through March 22.
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March 14, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reflects on the legacy of civil rights activist Dorie Ladner, a pillar in the movement for social justice in Mississippi. “Dorie Ladner is an icon in the Civil Rights...
