Roger Baldwin, Helen Keller, Crystal Eastman, James Weldon Johnson, and our other founders set out to amplify the voices of the marginalized and secure our civil rights and liberties so that our Constitution is not just theoretical.
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In the last century, we've brought or been a part of nearly every landmark case in this country: ■ Miranda v. Arizona ■ Loving v. Virginia ■ Tinker v. Des Moines ■ Griswold v. Connecticut ■ Obergefell v. Hodges and so many others have expanded our rights and liberties.
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Thanks to you, we've *quadrupled* our membership in the last three years. Under Trump, our very principles — from freedom of religion to freedom of the press — are under attack like never before. We've launched over 260 legal actions (and counting) against his administration.
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We have more than 1,700 staffers — including 500 staff attorneys and organizers — in every state, DC, and Puerto Rico fighting for people's constitutional rights. We're proud of what we've achieved, but we will never be finished.
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If history has taught us anything, it's that no fight for liberty ever stays won. And so we will keep fighting for the ideals of our democracy, and for all whose rights are denied — even when it isn't popular, and even when we're the only ones who will.
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Here's to 100 more years. We couldn't have gotten here without you. #ACLU100Show this thread
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To a hundred more!

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