Threats to Voting Rights Remain, Selma Gathering Is Told Sherrilyn Ifill, the president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., urged listeners to call their representatives in Congress. “Tell them you demand a ...
Following stirring remarks by President Barack Obama and Congressman John Lewis near the Edmund Pettus Bridge – site of one of the most horrific events in American history – LDF hosted a Unity reception at ...
Selma 50 years later: More bridges to cross “This weekend members of Congress will join the crowds flooding the streets of Selma in remembrance of one of the most heinous attacks by law enforcement on ...
Charles Stephen Ralston Steve Ralston was born in San Francisco, California, in 1937. He attended public schools there, and received his B.A. in 1959 and J.D. in 1962 from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt ...
As we approach the 50thAnniversary of Bloody Sunday, we are proud to showcase a key, historical document from LDF’s archives about its role in the march from Selma to Montgomery. On March 16, 1965, LDF ...
Today’s determination by the Department of Justice that the Ferguson Police Department has engaged in a pattern and practice of racial discrimination vindicates the on-going advocacy efforts by protesters, civil rights activists and residents of ...
The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. is encouraged by the recommendations for police reform outlined in the report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, which was released today. The Task ...
