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The Southern Poverty Law Center is based in ] in the South of the US. It was started in 1971 by ] and ] as a ] law firm. Their first case forced the local YMCA to racially integrate their athletic offerings. In 1996 USA Today reported that the Southern Poverty Law Center was "the nation's richest civil rights organization" with $68 million in assets. In 2003, the Fairfax, Va Journal reported that 89% of income was spent on fund raising and administrative costs. Guidestar.org states that the center has $131 million in assets on $31 million revenue. The Southern Poverty Law Center is based in ] in the South of the US. It was started in 1971 by ] and ] as a ] law firm. Their first case forced the local YMCA to racially integrate their athletic offerings. Now it is know for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacist groups, itrs tracking of hate groups and its sponsorship of the Maya Lin-designed Civil Rights Memorial. The Center publishes in-depth analysis of political extremism and bias crimes in the United States in the quarterly ].


The center claims to be engaged in ] education, ] against ] groups, tracking of ]s and sponsorship of the ]. SPLC publishes in-depth analysis of political extremism and bias crimes in the United States in the quarterly ].

Some people have accused Morris Dees of practicing a modern-day form of ] using smear campaigns against those who question government actions. Others accuse him of exaggerating the threat of the ] and ] as a mail order fundraising tool.


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The Southern Poverty Law Center is based in Montgomery, Alabama in the South of the US. It was started in 1971 by Morris Dees and Joe Levin as a civil rights law firm. Their first case forced the local YMCA to racially integrate their athletic offerings. Now it is know for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacist groups, itrs tracking of hate groups and its sponsorship of the Maya Lin-designed Civil Rights Memorial. The Center publishes in-depth analysis of political extremism and bias crimes in the United States in the quarterly Intelligence Report.


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