Since our founding in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union has led the fight to conserve their most precious liberties. Through the passion of their supporters, they have grown from a roomful of civil liberties activists to an organization of more than 500,000 active members and supporters with 54 state affiliate offices as well as a legislative office in Washington, DC.

Here in Michigan, our story begins as early as 1955, when social justice advocates came together and began to plan for a state organization. The ACLU of Michigan was officially established in 1959 to defend their civil liberties.