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Morris Seligman Dees Jr. (born December 16, 1936) is an American attorney known as the co-founder and former chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center ...
Lawyer Morris Dees represented their suit, which called out the YMCA for not allowing her and her sister's children into their summer camp program. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In 1972, the U.S. District court ruled in their favor and ended segregation at the YMCA as well as voided remaining segregation ordinances in the city.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. [2] Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is known for its legal cases against white supremacist groups, for its classification of hate groups and other extremist organizations, and for promoting tolerance education programs.
With Morris Dees, in 1971 Bond helped found the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a public-interest law firm based in Montgomery, Alabama. [43] He served as its president until 1979, [44] [45] and was an emeritus member of its board of directors at the time of his death in 2015. [46] Bond also advocated for Africans in Europe. [47] [48]
In April 2020, she joined the Southern Poverty Law Center as president and chief executive officer. After joining the SPLC, she led the organization to adopt a new mission statement: The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.
Mary Alice and Minnie Lee are the youngest of six children born to Lonnie and Minnie Relf. [1] The Relf family experienced poverty while living in Montgomery, Alabama. Lonnie Relf, having been injured in a car accident, was unable to work and neither he nor his wife, Minnie, were able to read or write. [ 2 ]
She was married to Hap Tivey from 1984 to 2003, and they have two children: Quinn and Rhys Tivey. Maria Burton (b. 1961) Maria Burton (left) and Elizabeth Taylor at the Roxy Roller Rink in New ...
Represented by local attorney Norm Gissel and Morris Dees's Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, they won a combined civil judgment of $6.3 million from Butler and the Aryan Nations members who attacked them. [11] The couple also received his compound, which they later donated to North Idaho College, who turned it into "Peace Park