Southern Solidarity Wins
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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Latest Updates
50 Years for a Protest and a Book Club. Savanna Batten is Appealing.
FORT WORTH, Texas (June 30, 2026) — Savanna Batten, one of the Prairieland protesters, received an astonishing sentence last week: 50 years in federal prison for attending a protest and […]
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
Voting Rights
Voters Raise Red Flags as Columbus County Looks to Slash Early Voting Sites
Environmental Justice
NC Environmental Justice Orgs Demand Low Cost, Reliable Plan from Duke Energy
Voting Rights
Galveston County Voters Fight to Have Their Voice Back Ahead of Juneteenth
Voting Rights
Proposed Polling Site Rules Could Silence Voter Advocates at Polls
Our Cases
We go to court across the South, covering Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
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.
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.
