Cincinnati NAACP
Media Release
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CINCINNATI, OHIO - JANUARY 25, 2011 - Attorney Morris Dees co-founder
of the Southern Poverty Law Center is the keynote speaker for the 56th
Annual Freedom Fund Dinner.  Morris Dees was named 100 most
influential lawyers in America by the National Law Journal in 2006.
Morris Dees took on hate groups like the KKK and Neo-Nazi
organizations.  "If you are apart of the Hamilton County legal
community this is the event of the year.  If you appreciate a man who
put his life on the line for civil rights in this country this is the
event of the year," Christopher Smitherman, president of the
Cincinnati NAACP says.
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The Cincinnati NAACP encourages members to research Attorney Morris
Dees.  "Morris Dees is a national figure and we are honored to have
him as our keynote speaker on October 21, 2011.  You can reserve your
tables for the dinner immediately by calling (513) 281-1900.  We
expect the event to be sold out," Smitherman said.