Taylor Dumpson
Special Assistant Attorney General and Hate Crime Survivor, Rhode Island Attorney General Office
2021, 2023, 2024
Taylor A. Dumpson is a nationally recognized anti-hate advocate and attorney with a background in education law, criminal justice, hate crimes, and civil litigation. Dumpson was deemed a “Uniter” by President Biden during the White House’s United We Stand Summit on hate-filled violence in 2022, for her work combatting hate and sharing her experience as a hate crimes survivor.
Dumpson earned her B.A. in Law and Society with a concentration in Social Science from American University and her J.D. with a concentration in Rights and the State from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Dumpson began her legal career at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, as a Fellow and later Associate Counsel, and currently serves as Special Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
