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Friend,

Our country is seeing escalating threats to our civil and human rights. But people like you have the power to make an impact on the communities who need us the most.

With Giving Tuesday approaching, your support today can go twice as far. Every gift made before tomorrow at 11:59 p.m. will be matched, dollar-for-dollar. Don’t wait — please make your donation to the Southern Poverty Law Center today. >>

Selma Bridge Crossing: For the last six decades, people have returned to the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge each year. They have come to remember the pain and suffering early Civil Rights Movement pioneers endured.

As threats against our democracy grow, we must be prepared to counter attempts to dismantle every bit of progress we’ve made since the Civil Rights Movement.

Every day, the SPLC is responding to threats against our civil and human rights because this moment demands it. And when you make a gift during this season of giving, you are doubling your impact as we take on urgent challenges like:

• Challenging anti-voter efforts in Louisiana, where new draconian legislation requires residents to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

• Seeking justice for a victim of a violent antisemitic hate crime in Tennessee — filing suit under the federal Ku Klux Klan Act and other civil rights protections in response.

• Defending low-income communities across the Deep South by advocating for the full funding of basic needs programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and WIC that keep families afloat.

When the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971, we committed to carrying forward the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and honoring the courage of those who risked everything for justice.

Over half a century later, our work continues — and our work today is critical — defending our most fundamental rights with the power of litigation, public policy, education and grassroots mobilization efforts.

We stand strong because we have the support of caring people like you.

Friend, we can continue countering these threats, whether it’s in the courtroom, the classroom or in the halls of power — like our civil rights leaders envisioned. But we cannot do it alone.

Make your Giving Tuesday gift today and double your impact.

In solidarity,

The Southern Poverty Law Center