Montgomery attorney Morris Dees (l) and MSU head football coach Sylvester Croom, a Tuscaloosa native, talked about their home state of Alabama, among other things, during a Thursday evening reception. Dees is a founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights and justice organization. Followng the gathering at President and Mrs. Charles Lee's home, Dees was featured speaker for a Black History Month program in the Colvard Union.