About UsSouthern Poverty Law CenterSPLC2_0b16e540-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8cCivil 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... We're based in Montgomery and have offices in Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, and Jackson, Miss.Joseph Levin Jr.Co-FounderPowerless PeopleForgotten PeopleChildrenOur lawsuits have toppled institutional racism and stamped out remnants of Jim Crow segregation; destroyed some of the nation's most violent white supremacist groups; and protected the civil rights of children, women, the disabled, immigrants and migrant workers, the LGBT community, prisoners, and many others who faced discrimination, abuse or exploitation.WomenDisabled PersonsImmigrantsMigrant WorkersLGBT CommunityPrisonersSouthern Poverty Law Center LeadershipWe're led by a strong team of civil rights lawyers and program staffers who are committed to ensuring justice and equality for all.Richard CohenPresidentMorris DeesFounder, Chief Trial AttorneyHeidi BeirichIntelligence Project DirectorLecia BrooksOutreach DirectorRhonda BrownsteinLegal DirectorMaureen CostelloTeaching Tolerance DirectorWendy ViaChief Communications & Development OfficerWhitney HerringtonDirector of Human Resources and Information TechnologySouthern Poverty Law Center Board of DirectorsAlan B. HowardChairmanHenry SolanoVice ChairmanJocelyn BensonBryan FairBennett GrauWilliam LittleHoward MandellJames McElroyLida OrzeckElden RosenthalJames RuckerEllen SudowEqual justice and equal opportunity_0b16e541-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8cTo fight hate and bigotry and to seek justice for the most vulnerable members of our society._0b16e542-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8cLitigationUsing litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.EducationAdvocacyEqualityJusticeOpportunityIntelligenceTrack and expose the activities of hate groups and other domestic extremists._0b16e543-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8c1Our Intelligence Project is internationally known for tracking and exposing the activities of hate groups and other domestic extremists._0b16e544-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8cToleranceProduce and distribute anti-bias documentary films, books, lesson plans and other materials._0b16e545-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8c2SchoolsOur Teaching Tolerance program produces and distributes -- free of charge -- anti-bias documentary films, books, lesson plans and other materials that reduce prejudice and promote educational equity in our nation's schools._0b16e546-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8cCivil Rights MemorialMaintain the Civil Rights Memorial and its interpretive center._0b16e547-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8c3We also built and maintain the Civil Rights Memorial and its interpretive center, the Civil Rights Memorial Center, in Montgomery, Alabama, the birthplace of the modern civil rights movement._0b16e548-8de2-11e7-a9af-db6200dc5b8c2017-08-30https://www.splcenter.org/aboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net