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Southern Coalition for Social Justice is fighting alongside Black, Brown and low-income people for healthy environments, a fair justice system, and the fearless defense of voting rights.

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A map of Columbus County, North Carolina showing five early voting sites, with the Fair Bluff Fire Department and Ransom Event Center marked in red as proposed for closure, located approximately 12 and 30 miles from the Board of Elections respectively.

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Voting Rights

Voters Raise Red Flags as Columbus County Looks to Slash Early Voting Sites

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (June 25, 2026) — Columbus County residents are calling on their board of elections again to reject a proposal that would dramatically reduce early voting access ahead of […]

Voting Rights Groups Will Appeal Ruling on DeSantis Partisan Map

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Voting Rights

Common Cause, et al v. Ron Desantis, et al.

Primer on Closed Landfills in North Carolina

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Environmental Justice

Primer on Closed Landfills in North Carolina

Our Work

We are committed to protecting and advancing social justice in the South through legal advocacy, research, and communications.

Focus Areas

Justice System Reform

Voting Rights

Environmental Justice

Recent News

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Environmental Justice

NC Environmental Justice Orgs Demand Low Cost, Reliable Plan from Duke Energy

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Voting Rights

Galveston County Voters Fight to Have Their Voice Back Ahead of Juneteenth

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Voting Rights

Proposed Polling Site Rules Could Silence Voter Advocates at Polls

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Voting Rights

Columbus County Moving to Eliminate Nearly All Early Voting Sites

Our Cases

We go to court across the South, covering Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Amanda Wallace

Justice System Reform

Durham County v. Amanda Wallace

Southern Coalition for Social Justice represented Ms. Amanda Wallace during a day-long hearing in Durham County District Court.

Justice System Reform

Family Policing in Person County

SCSJ is supporting community members in Person County, North Carolina, who are fighting for accountability, transparency, and the rights of families to stay together.

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Environmental Justice

The Hairston Clan, et al. v. Stokes County

Community groups and Walnut Cove, NC, residents are challenging the decision of their County Board of Commissioners to rezone approximately 1,845 acres of residential-agricultural land on the Dan River to heavy industrial use.

The South got something to say.

We go wherever the fight takes us to make sure Black, Brown, and low-income people across the South are heard in the halls of power. 

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