Morris Dees
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| Born | Morris Seligman Dees Jr. December 16, 1936 |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama (LLB) |
| Occupation(s) | Civil and political rights, social justice activist |
| Known for | Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center |
Morris Seligman Dees Jr. (born December 16, 1936) is an American attorney. He is known as the co-founder and former chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).[2] Dees founded the SPLC in 1971. Dees and the SPLC have been thanked for finding ways to weaken hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan through litigation.[3]
In March 2019 the SPLC announced that Dees had been fired from the organization.[4][5][6] He has been accused of racial discrimination and sexual harassment.[7]
References
- ↑ "SPLCenter.org: Morris Dees Biography". Southern Poverty Law Center. 2009. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Attorney Morris Dees pioneer in using 'damage litigation' to fight hate groups". CNN. September 8, 2000. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
- ↑ Sack, Kevin (May 12, 1996). "A Son of Alabama Takes On Americans Who Live to Hate". The New York Times.
- ↑ Hassan, Adeel; Zraick, Karen; Blinder, Alan (March 14, 2019). "Morris Dees, a Co-Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Is Ousted". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Civil rights organization announces dismissal of founder". Washington Post. Associated Press. March 14, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019.
- ↑ Brown, Melissa (March 14, 2019). "Southern Poverty Law Center fires co-founder Morris Dees". Montgomery Adviser.
- ↑ Burch, Audra D. S.; Blinder, Alan; Eligon, John (2019-03-25). "Roiled by Staff Uproar, Civil Rights Group Looks at Intolerance Within". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
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