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#OTD, we celebrate Transgender Parent Day and recognize transgender parents and caregivers whose love and care help families thrive.

Every family deserves dignity, safety and respect.

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November 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Native American history is American history.

This month, we're highlighting Indigenous history, resistance and the ongoing fight for sovereignty, especially across the South.

Honoring history starts with telling the truth.

#TeachTruth #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #TheMarchContinues
November 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#OTD in 1994, the SPLC filed Harris v. James, challenging Alabama's failure to provide Medicaid recipients with transportation to medical care.

Our victory helped establish a transportation system that continues to serve patients.

Healthcare access includes getting there.

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November 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#OTD in 1969, 15 years after Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ordered an immediate end to segregated public school systems.

After years of delays under “all deliberate speed,” the court made clear that desegregation could no longer wait.

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October 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#OTD in 1967, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy were jailed for defying a 1963 injunction against anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Alabama.

King returned to the same jail where he wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

Both served five days.

#TheMarchContinues
October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#OTD in 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act became law, expanding the definition of federal hate crimes to include those motivated by sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or gender.

Today, #TheMarchContinues.

#HateCrimesAwarenessMonth
October 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#OTD, 11 Jewish worshippers were killed and seven others were wounded in a white supremacist attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

We remember the victims and continue to fight hate in all forms.

#TheMarchContinues #StopHate
October 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#OTD in 2011, the SPLC filed a landmark case for a Florida student denied in-state tuition because of her parents’ immigration status.

The victory opened in-state tuition to thousands of U.S. citizens in Florida.

#TheMarchContinues
October 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#OTD in 1965, the House Un-American Activities Committee began public hearings on the Ku Klux Klan. It was the committee's first public inquiry not on communism.

President Lyndon B. Johnson used both the FBI and the committee to undermine Klan organizations.

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October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#OTD in 1979, the SPLC filed a lawsuit for Nat Thomas Wilkins, who developed brown lung disease working in a cotton mill.

The case exposed hidden health risks and helped clear the way for stronger protections for textile workers.

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October 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#HispanicHeritageMonth may be ending, but our commitment to uplifting these voices and stories doesn't end here.

Across the South, Hispanic and Latine communities continue to shape our culture, history and future.

Many ethnicities. Many stories. One South.

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October 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
#OTD in 1923, journalist Eugene Patterson was born.

After the 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing, he wrote “A Flower for the Graves” and read it to a national TV audience. He later won the Pulitzer Prize for editorials confronting racial injustice.
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October 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#OTD in 1998, the SPLC filed a landmark case for an unhoused Black student in Alabama who was denied admission to two public schools.

Within two weeks, the case was settled and the student was enrolled, reinforcing the right of unhoused youth to an education. #TheMarchContinues
October 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Indigenous Peoples Day is an opportunity to tell the truth about our history, including stories too often erased.

Learning for Justice explores the history of Indigenous enslavement and those working to recover it. https://bit.ly/3BrSzbx

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #TheMarchContinues
October 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#OTD in 1958, Atlanta’s oldest Jewish temple was bombed because Rabbi Jacob Rothschild spoke out for racial justice.

Fifty sticks of dynamite didn’t silence him — or the movement for equality. #TheMarchContinues #StopHate
October 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#YallMeansAll is not just a saying, it's a lifestyle. Happy #NationalComingOutDay to those living strong, open and free!

Today and every day, we celebrate your strength and authenticity! #TheMarchContinues
October 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#OTD, Black voters in #Alabama mobilized to register to vote, calling it Freedom Day.

The Dallas County sheriff & his deputies watched the crowd grow. They began beating the men & women trying to register.

Sadly, voter suppression is still a problem today. #TheMarchContinues
October 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Fannie Lou Hamer was born #OTD in 1917 in Mississippi.

A powerhouse in the Civil Rights Movement, she organized registration drives for Black voters in the South and is remembered for her leadership and courage. #TheMarchContinues

Learn more about her: https://bit.ly/3tfddMB
October 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
James Forman is an unsung hero of the Civil Rights #OTD in 1928.

He was part of the "freedom train" challenging segregated seating on Georgia railways.

He was a reporter and teacher who worked with dispossessed tenant farmers in Tennessee.

#TheMarchContinues
October 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#OTD in 1919, Black sharecroppers near Elaine, Arkansas, gathered to organize for fair pay.

What followed was days of racial terror that left an unknown number of Black men, women and children dead, with estimates reaching into the hundreds.

We remember them.

#TheMarchContinues
September 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#OTD in 1962, a white mob rioted at the University of Mississippi in an attempt to stop James Meredith from becoming its first Black student.

Despite the violence, Meredith enrolled the next day, challenging segregation in higher education. #TheMarchContinues
September 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Born #OTD in 1952, bell hooks was a writer, feminist and thinker who transformed conversations on race, gender and love. Her legacy continues to shape movements for justice.
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September 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The march for justice is a long-haul journey, and we’ve been at it nonstop since the 1970s.

Read our "2025 Impact Report" to learn more about the SPLC's impact across our work areas: www.splcenter.org/ab...

#SPLCImpact #TheMarchContinues
September 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#OTD in 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, forcing the return of people who escaped slavery and putting free Black people at risk of kidnapping.

Black communities and abolitionists resisted, risking their own safety to protect others seeking freedom.

#TheMarchContinues
September 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
#OTD in 2016, Terence Crutcher was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer.

He was a father, son and twin brother who studied music and sang in his church choir.

Ten years later, we remember his life. We have not forgotten. #TheMarchContinues
September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM