The Decriminalizing Race & Poverty Symposium aims to foster an open dialogue and explore innovative solutions to address the intersection of race and poverty within the criminal legal system.

The Symposium will feature conversations with local experts, a view inside the historic, landmark cases that have made the Southern Center a leading civil rights legal organization in the Deep South, and keynotes from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson and law professor, celebrated civil rights attorney, and former director of SCHR Stephen B. Bright followed by a book signing.

CLE: 3 CLE Credits Approved