The American Civil Liberties Union has been defending liberty in America for more than 85 years. During World War II, we stood up for the 110,000 Japanese-Americans who were put in internment camps. In the ‘50s, we stood up for people who were blackmailed and harassed by the FBI under McCarthyism. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, we stood up for civil rights leaders and people protesting the Vietnam War.

Today, we’re here to protect you.

In Louisiana, we’re working to stop racial profiling, end discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of religion, and demand humane living conditions in prisons. We fight for due process, voting rights and the right to police protection without brutality.

Since 1920, the ACLU has defended the basic rights and freedoms of Americans when they were at their most vulnerable. We’ve been in Louisiana since 1956. When people have no one to call, they call the ACLU.

Nationwide, we have 500,000 members. We take no government money, and we rely on donations to make our work possible.

We’re for traditional American values. In many ways, the ACLU is the nation’s most conservative organization. Our job is to conserve and protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights – and to defend the rights of every man, woman, child and family in this country.

We fight attempts to limit your civil liberties – like the right to practice any religion you want. Or speak out for what you believe. Or to be treated with equality and fairness, no matter who you are. We stand for liberty.

Rich or poor, gay or straight, black or white or brown, pious or atheist, American or foreign-born, Democrat or Republican, able-bodied or living with a disability, every person in this country should have the same basic rights. And we’re working to make sure no one takes them away!

We can’t do it without you. Join us today.

ACLU & ACLU Foundation of Louisiana: What Is The Difference?