A local newspaper shed light on dissatisfaction among black employees at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
On Thursday, the Southern Poverty Law Center announced it had fired co-founder Morris Dees. In a statement, SPLC President Richard Cohen suggested the dismissal was linked to conduct, but gave no specific reason.
In 1994, The Montgomery Advertiser published a Pulitzer Prize-nominated series that delved into claims of racism and other misconduct at the SPLC’s Montgomery headquarters. “I think there’s a real question as to the sincerity and legitimacy of the organization because of the noticeable absence of blacks there,” said black former Law Center intern Donald Jackson at the time. “You know, it’s sort of like the pot calling the kettle black.”
“I think the Southern Poverty Law Center is a very fine group and I devoted nearly 50 years of my life to it and I’m proud of its work,” he told The Associated Press. “About being fired, all I can say is it wasn’t my decision and I wish the Center the best.”
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