#OTD in 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law, expanding the definition of federal hate crimes to include those motivated by sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or gender. Shepard's and Byrd's names and this law remind us that protecting people from hate-fueled violence is a moral and national imperative. Today, #TheMarchContinues. | Southern Poverty Law Center
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