Morris Dees

MONTGOMERY, AL -- 5/25/17 -- Even at age 80, Morris Dees still comes into the office daily. The attorney has made a career taking down racist organizations and hate groups over the years, and has created an infrastructure to continue that work well into the future. Dees is pictured inside the Civil Rights Memorial Center, which is dedicated to telling the history of the Civil Rights Movement. The center sees 40,000 visitors a year.
Civil Rights attorney Morris Dees co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971. The group has taken on the Ku Klux Klan and fought for against hate for decades, but is now facing criticism that it has labeled some groups without just cause..…by André Chung #_AC17608

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MONTGOMERY, AL -- 5/25/17 -- Even at age 80, Morris Dees still comes into the office daily. The attorney has made a career taking down racist organizations and hate groups over the years, and has created an infrastructure to continue that work well into the future. Dees is pictured inside the Civil Rights Memorial Center, which is dedicated to telling the history of the Civil Rights Movement. The center sees 40,000 visitors a year.<br />
Civil Rights attorney Morris Dees co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971. The group has taken on the Ku Klux Klan and fought for against hate for decades, but is now facing criticism that it has labeled some groups without just cause..…by André Chung #_AC17608