Description: The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation.

Mission: The Southern Poverty Law Center began as a small civil rights law firm in 1971. Today it is known for its precedent-setting legal victories against white supremacist groups, its sponsorship of the Civil Rights Memorial, its tracking of hate groups and its national tolerance education programs. The Center is a nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation.