ACLU OF MARYLAND

The ACLU of Maryland is committed to centering race equity in our work, internally and externally, in order to better support and be accountable to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, whose civil rights and civil liberties are systematically threatened by white supremacy. We know that the ACLU of Maryland operates within and is often privileged by white supremacy... We understand that many of the institutions within which the ACLU of Maryland operates, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, were founded upon and are sustained by white supremacy. We aim not only to defend people's rights but also to upend the systems of bias that undergird these institutions. It is not sufficient to defend civil rights and civil liberties without also challenging the systems that perpetuate white supremacy, which itself fuels the rights violations that the ACLU of Maryland is pledged to challenge. We must challenge white supremacist norms that privilege our..

Also known as: ACLU

Primary location: Baltimore United States