<Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 254 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.splcenter.org </Td> </Tr> <P> The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation . Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is noted for its successful legal cases against white supremacist groups, its classification of hate groups and other extremist organizations, and for promoting tolerance education programs . </P> <P> SPLC was founded by Morris Dees and Joseph J. Levin Jr. in 1971 as a civil rights law firm in Montgomery . Civil rights leader Julian Bond served as president of the board between 1971 and 1979 . </P>

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