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magazine photographer. When Dees learned that another lawyer had asked for $ 15,000 to represent Henley, Dees offered to do the job for $ 5,000, which was roughly the median household annual salary in
America at the time. Dees's defense helped Henley gain an acquittal. Dees later said he had an
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organizations have motivated many of them to target him for assassination. As a result, he has received numerous death threats from some of these groups. In 2007, Dees said that more than 30 people had been jailed in connection with plots to either kill him or blow up the center, although a
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Justice Award in honor of Dees, an Alabama graduate. The award is given annually to a lawyer who has "devoted his or her career to serving the public interest and pursuing justice, and whose work has brought positive change in the community, state or
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racism" which threatened SPLC's moral authority and integrity. A former employee said that Dees had a "reputation for hitting on young women" and that his ouster came "amid a staff revolt over the mistreatment of non-white and female employees" by Dees and SPLC leadership.
389:, mostly because of the greater fundraising potential of the former. The article also claimed that the SPLC "spends twice as much on fund-raising – $ 5.76 million last year – as it does on legal services for victims of civil rights abuses".
213:. While major civil rights legislation had been passed, Dees knew there were many injustices and organizations that continued to oppose minority rights. He used the revenue from the sale to found a legal firm (that eventually became the
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firm before founding SPLC. Along with his law partner, Joseph J. Levin Jr., Dees founded the SPLC in 1971. Dees and his colleagues at the SPLC have been "credited with devising innovative ways to cripple
450:. During the IKA trial, a former member of the IKA said that the Klan head told him to kill Dees. Dees and William F. McMurry represented the plaintiff in the trial against the IKA in November 2008.
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1978:(July 14, 1988). "Poverty Palace: How the Southern Poverty Law Center got rich fighting the Klan".
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Stone, Andrea (August 3, 1996). "Morris Dees: At center of the racial storm".
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A Season for
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A Season for
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342:. He also helped secure a $ 6.5 million judgment in 2001 against the
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805:"Morris Dees, a Co-Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Is Ousted"
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Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center
1408:"The Reckoning of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center"
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Burch, Audra D. S.; Blinder, Alan; Eligon, John (March 25, 2019).
241:'s presidential campaign in 1976, and he was finance chairman for
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Andrea Stone, "Morris Dees: At the Center of the Racial Storm,"
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reported that a letter which described such a plot was sent by
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Hassan, Adeel; Zraick, Karen; Blinder, Alan (March 14, 2019).
291:(and the Civil Rights Act) to desegregate its facilities. The
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member Claude Henley, who faced federal charges for attacking
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899:"Morris Dees | biography – American civil rights lawyer"
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People's Lawyers: Crusaders for Justice in American History
1305:"Southern Poverty Law Center fires co-founder Morris Dees"
846:"Southern Poverty Law Center fires co-founder Morris Dees"
823:"Civil rights organization announces dismissal of founder"
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Hall, Dave, Tym Burkey and Katherine M. Ramsland (2008).
1078:. Ph.D. dissertation. Brandeis University. p. 260.
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in 1976 and served there in executive roles until 2005.
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After the Dream: Black and White Southerners since 1965
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gain large judgements which would "clean their clock".
1942:"Micheal McDonald clip on KKK: Inside American Terror"
1721:"Civil Rights Activist Morris Dees Receives ABA Medal"
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Montgomery: The Civil Rights Movement and Its Legacies
924:"Morris Dees: Biography: Family History and Childhood"
786:"A Son of Alabama Takes On Americans Who Live to Hate"
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as co-counsel and won a $ 7 million judgment for
1539:"Targeted by hate groups, Dees also has their number"
631:: The Case Against America's Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Morris Dees: Center founder and chief trial counsel
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829:. Associated Press. March 14, 2019. Archived from
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1283:. University of Georgia Press. pp. 181–82.
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1686:. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007
1462:"Southern Poverty Law Center beefs up security"
408:Firing from the SPLC and harassment allegations
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1516:"Jordan Gruver v. Imperial Klans of America"
1130:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 68.
949:Klebanow, Diana; Jonas, Franklin L. (2003).
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613:Gathering Storm: America's Militia Threat
594:A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story
543:. He was identified as a Freedom Hero by
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1355:"Judicial Nomination Sunders Old Allies"
1154:Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties
626:Dees, Morris & Steve Fiffer (1993).
592:Dees, Morris & Steve Fiffer (2003).
565:(1991) dramatized his campaigns against
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1719:Weiss, Debra Cassens (August 7, 2012).
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1637:"Home » Voices Against Injustice"
1353:Smothers, Ronald (September 9, 1992).
1234:"The Nation Klan Must Pay $ 7 Million"
1157:. Taylor & Francis. p. 4836.
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683:"SPLCenter.org: Morris Dees Biography"
485:as a protest candidate, qualifying by
481:In 2004 Dees ran for the board of the
478:presidential campaign against Carter.
1914:"Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story"
1651:"Honorary Degrees | Whittier College"
1496:. Associated Press. November 13, 2008
1036:Kent, Francis B (December 14, 1975).
926:. Learntoquestion.com. Archived from
760:. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
653:. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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2196:Politicians from Montgomery, Alabama
1038:"Poverty Law Center Scores in South"
311:In 1981, the SPLC and Dees sued the
2126:Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
2115:Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1684:University of Alabama School of Law
1573:Shogan, Robert (October 28, 1979).
1242:. February 13, 1987. Archived from
752:Dees, Morris; Steve Fiffer (1991).
722:. September 8, 2000. Archived from
645:Dees, Morris; Steve Fiffer (1991).
562:Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
514:University of Alabama School of Law
327:, an African American who had been
173:University of Alabama School of Law
1613:. January 22, 2004. Archived from
1332:Silverstein, Ken (November 2000).
1194:. October 22, 2012. Archived from
1103:YMCA desegregation ruling turns 40
245:'s presidential campaign in 1980.
223:Habitat for Humanity International
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2151:People from Macon County, Alabama
2027:Jean and Alexander Heard Library
1753:. The King Center. Archived from
844:Brown, Melissa (March 14, 2019).
362:Dees's critics have included the
273:Young Men's Christian Association
2216:Lawyers from Montgomery, Alabama
2206:Sidney Lanier High School alumni
1862:Zinko, Carolyne (May 23, 2009).
1751:The Nonviolent Peace Prize Award
1537:Bill Morlin (January 26, 1999).
1279:Anthony Joseph Stanonis (2008).
575:Dees's work was featured on the
395:Southern Center for Human Rights
261:in an incident documented by a
233:Dees was financial director of
2191:American LGBT rights activists
2186:American anti-racism activists
1460:Klass, Kym (August 17, 2007).
541:San Francisco State University
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2176:American civil rights lawyers
1811:University of Texas at Austin
1518:. Southern Poverty Law Center
1406:Moser, Bob (March 21, 2019).
551:Representation in other media
421:Dees's legal actions against
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784:Sack, Kevin (May 12, 1996).
434:, a radio talk show host, a
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1611:Southern Poverty Law Center
1444:. May 13, 1998. p. B1.
687:Southern Poverty Law Center
633:. New York: Villard Books.
249:Civil rights legal practice
215:Southern Poverty Law Center
187:Dees ran a direct mail and
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1727:. American Bar Association
175:in 1960, Dees returned to
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1704:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
1680:Morris Dees Justice Award
1309:The Montgomery Advertiser
996:. Accessed April 24, 2017
508:In 2006, the law firm of
444:Imperial Klans of America
157:Dees was born in 1936 in
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2040:. New York: Ballantine.
1781:Emporia State University
1725:ABA Journal Law News Now
1124:Timothy Minchin (2011).
1072:Robert Heinrich (2008).
598:American Bar Association
522:American Bar Association
281:Civil Rights Act of 1964
118:Morris Seligman Dees Jr.
47:Morris Seligman Dees Jr.
1868:San Francisco Chronicle
1440:. St. Louis, Missouri:
1437:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1151:Paul Finkelman (2006).
1011:Paul Finkelman (2006).
988:August 5, 2019, at the
417:Target of assassination
313:United Klans of America
271:In 1969, Dees sued the
2166:American anti-fascists
2050:O'Neil, Tyler (2020).
1984:. Madison, WI: 14–17.
1948:. 2008. Archived from
1889:"Morris Seligman Dees"
1841:University of Michigan
1783:. 2006. Archived from
1777:"Morris Dees Speaking"
689:. 2009. Archived from
581:Inside American Terror
493:Awards and recognition
448:Meade County, Kentucky
340:White Aryan Resistance
303:Civil lawsuit strategy
2029:Vanderbilt University
1787:on September 27, 2007
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1467:Montgomery Advertiser
994:University of Alabama
611:Dees, Morris (1997).
428:Montgomery Advertiser
370:Montgomery Advertiser
365:Montgomery Advertiser
80:University of Alabama
2054:. Bombardier Books.
2038:Into the Devil's Den
1757:on December 23, 2016
1543:The Spokesman-Review
1223:August 3, 1996, A-7.
1107:The Louisiana Weekly
726:on December 23, 2007
615:. Harper Perennial.
336:Tom and John Metzger
289:Fourteenth Amendment
2181:American Unitarians
1952:on October 30, 2008
1946:National Geographic
1893:The My Hero Project
1268:. January 22, 2024.
1198:on October 22, 2012
693:on February 6, 2009
577:National Geographic
545:The My Hero Project
512:partnered with the
229:Political campaigns
126:Montgomery, Alabama
2131:TCM Movie Database
2085:– Official website
2079:– Official website
2004:Also published as
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1360:The New York Times
1246:on October 1, 2007
1191:The New York Times
1050:on October 1, 2007
930:on August 22, 2004
869:The New York Times
850:Montgomery Adviser
809:The New York Times
790:The New York Times
436:paid FBI informant
423:racial nationalist
375:A 2000 article by
297:affirmative action
2046:978-0-345-49694-2
2019:Foundation Center
2011:"The klan basher"
2009:(May–June 1988).
1747:"The King Center"
1676:"About the Award"
1580:Los Angeles Times
1339:Harper's Magazine
1290:978-0-8203-3169-0
1239:Los Angeles Times
1164:978-1-135-94704-0
1137:978-0-8131-2988-4
1085:978-0-549-69927-9
1043:Los Angeles Times
1022:978-0-415-94342-0
897:Monroe, Carla R.
833:on April 3, 2019.
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660:978-0-684-19189-8
567:white supremacist
524:awarded Dees the
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382:Harper's Magazine
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