Yesterday, advocates, legislators and community leaders mobilized at the Alabama Statehouse to advocate for policies that improve the everyday lives of Alabamians. Together we can build an Alabama that works for everyone! 💪
TODAY at 2 p.m. CT: Join us at the #CivilRights Memorial Center for the annual wreath-laying ceremony 🕯️.
This ceremony uplifts the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, 40 martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement and those who sacrificed their lives to bring new awareness to the struggle.
The SAVE Act bills would prevent millions of U.S. citizens from voting.
Here’s what you can do to stop this ugly attack on our democracy:
➡️ Contact your senators at 202-224-3121.
➡️ Spread the word about these harmful bills.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XGbjBj
In a blow to #Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to silence Muslim advocacy and punish constitutionally protected speech, the court has temporarily halted the unconstitutional executive order targeting @CAIRnational.bsky.social and its Florida chapter.
Read our statement 🔗: https://bit.ly/4rhraCf
Mississippi’s more than 2 million registered voters could have a more difficult time casting a ballot in the next election if the state Legislature passes the Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act. https://bit.ly/4sknDnn
Social justice-oriented civics education is crucial to creating a multiracial, inclusive democracy 🌟.
Revisit #LearningForJustice's article defining civics literacy and civics education, highlighting social justice-oriented civics learning and more: https://bit.ly/4rLPJYO
Jean O'Leary was born #OTD in 1948. She founded Lesbian Feminist Liberation, organized the first White House meeting of LGBTQ+ activists and co-founded National Coming Out Day.
#TheMarchContinues
#OTD in 1933, Frances Perkins became the first woman in a U.S. president’s Cabinet. Her leadership helped create the New Deal and Social Security, leaving a lasting impact on workers' rights and economic justice. #TheMarchContinues
🗣️Join us TODAY at the Alabama Statehouse to advocate for policies that improve affordability for everyday Alabamians!
📣 Make your voice heard in Alabama and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4l49SqM
📖 Join the CRMC and @NewSouth Bookstore for a discussion with award-winning journalist and writer Elaine Weiss on her latest book, “Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement.”
📅: Tues., April 28
⏰: 5:30 p.m.
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4rhIdEk
📣 #CobbCounty: Join the SPLC,
@lwvmariettacobb.bsky.social, @acluofga.bsky.social & @scsjofficial.bsky.social on March 24!
📲 RSVP for this town hall on the 2026 elections and the Finn v. Cobb County case challenging the Cobb County School Board's racially gerrymandered map: https://bit.ly/3OIiIhK
The SPLC's #CivilRights Memorial Center inspires visitors to continue the march for racial equity & #SocialJustice.
Listen to the #ApathyIsNotAnOption episode on how Southern museums defend truth and confront hard histories as public truth is increasingly contested.🎧: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U
March 5 at 2 p.m. CT: Join us at the #CivilRights Memorial Center for the annual wreath-laying ceremony 🕯️.
This ceremony uplifts the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, 40 martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement and those who sacrificed their lives to bring new awareness to the struggle.
“The Supreme Court’s decision to not hear Alabama’s appeal leaves in place a ruling from the Eleventh Circuit that states cannot criminalize people simply for holding signs expressing that they are hungry and homeless,” said Micah West, senior supervising attorney, SPLC. https://bit.ly/4sl94QH
#TitleIX transformed education in 1972.
Equal access to sports. Protections against discrimination. Expanded opportunity.
But enforcement is still being debated, especially around gender identity and campus protections.
The law stands. The fight over who it protects continues.
#WomensHistoryMonth
📢Social justice-oriented civics education is crucial!
Check out #LearningForJustice's new course on democracy, the U.S. government and our civic responsibilities, which can help us achieve our goal of developing a multiracial and inclusive #democracy: https://bit.ly/3OFeKGJ
#CivicsForDemocracy
Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth with the SPLC’s listicle of words and stories from extraordinary women 🤝: https://bit.ly/4rLL9tC
This book list spotlights how women have used the written word to push back against racial and social injustice and recognize the fullness and diversity of life.
🗣️Join us on March 4 at the Alabama Statehouse to advocate for policies that improve affordability for everyday Alabamians! Make your voice heard in Alabama and RSVP here: https://www.splcenter.org/al-advocacy-day-rsvp/
For Read Across America, check out "Stroke of a Pen" by Kimar Cain, a book detailing the importance of the Voting Rights Act.
Let’s commit to reading books that inform, empower and inspire civic engagement. Knowledge is power. 📚✨
Join us as we continue the march for voting rights. 💪
On Saturday, March 7, the SPLC's interim president and CEO, Bryan Fair, will be speaking on the panel "Our Selma Moment: Fighting and Building" as part of the 61st anniversary of the Selma Bridge Crossing. 🗳️
Claudette Colvin was 15 when she defied segregation on this day in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus — nine months before Rosa Parks did the same.
A court put her on probation and she was branded a troublemaker for her activism. #TheMarchContinues
March 5 at 2 p.m. CT: Join us at the #CivilRights Memorial Center for the annual wreath-laying ceremony 🕯️.
This ceremony uplifts the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, 40 martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement and those who sacrificed their lives to bring new awareness to the struggle.
#OTD we recognize Zero Discrimination Day. Discrimination still limits access to housing, education, health care and the ballot. Zero discrimination requires systemic change. #TheMarchContinues
Building a better future for communities demands bold investments.
📲 Revisit the SPLC's interactive resource assessing the state of health care, housing, education, public infrastructure and more across #Alabama, #Florida, #Georgia, #Louisiana & #Mississippi: https://bit.ly/4lsQSBo
With the world’s largest prison population, the U.S. criminal legal system is marred by vast racial disparities.
The SPLC defends and seeks justice for victims of discriminatory practices and laws that target and incarcerate lower-income individuals and people of color.
🚨When hateful leaflets litter your community, there are ways you can help bring attention to the issue and support communities or individuals being targeted.
The SPLC has outlined six steps you can take to help #StopHate when you see harmful hate group flyers in your area 📲: https://bit.ly/4kX7y4B
The #GoodTrouble quilts celebrate the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis ❤️.
In or near #Montgomery, #Alabama? Stop by the "Good Trouble" exhibit at the SPLC's #CivilRights Memorial Center until April 13.
📚Educators: Go beyond test scores and letter grades to reimagine education as a chance to cultivate curiosity, questioning, dialogue and critical thinking necessary for lifelong learners.
This new article featured in #LearningForJustice's recent Anthology explores how: https://bit.ly/4l3MLwr
📖 Stroke of a Pen, a children's book about voting rights, aims to show young readers that history didn’t happen in black-and-white photographs. It happened with families at kitchen tables and in living rooms.
👉Read more from our Weekend Read: https://bit.ly/3MWoPhL
“As written, the bill will block eligible U.S. citizens from registering to vote and remove longtime voters from the rolls. This is reality, not conjecture," said Rep. Ashley Gantt.
