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"Black Teens Say it Will Pay to Register" article about Black teenagers registering to vote for the first time, and seeing their participation and progress toward equality.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Black Teens Say it Will Pay to Register", January 15, 1971
Date Created
1971-01-15
Description
"Black Teens Say it Will Pay to Register" article about Black teenagers registering to vote for the first time, and seeing their participation and progress toward equality.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, African American teenagers
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Voting Rights Act, What It Means How To Make It Work For You" booklet explaining the history and sections of the Voting Rights Act and their importance.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Voting Rights Act, What It Means How To Make It Work For You", 1983
Date Created
1983-12
Description
"The Voting Rights Act, What It Means How To Make It Work For You" booklet explaining the history and sections of the Voting Rights Act and their importance.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, Civil rights movements
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Fear in South, Vote Potential of the Negro" article on the potential ousting of White politicians due to the power of the new Black voters.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Fear in South, Vote Potential of the Negro", August 26, 1964
Date Created
1964-08-26
Description
"Fear in South, Vote Potential of the Negro" article on the potential ousting of White politicians due to the power of the new Black voters.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Senate Unit Backs Voting Rights Bill" article on the approving on a compromise version of the voting rights act.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Senate Unit Backs Voting Rights Bill", May 5, 1982
Date Created
1982-05-05
Description
"Senate Unit Backs Voting Rights Bill" article on the approving on a compromise version of the voting rights act.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, Civil rights movements
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Daughter of Slavery Makes the Senate Listen" article on Carol Moseley-Braun speaking to the senate about opposing the defense of the American flag.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Daughter of Slavery Makes the Senate Listen", July 23, 1993
Date Created
1993-07-23
Description
"A Daughter of Slavery Makes the Senate Listen" article on Carol Moseley-Braun speaking to the senate about opposing the defense of the American flag.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, African American women
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"What the Voting Rights Bill Has Done" infographic on the increase of non-white voters in the south.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"What the Voting Rights Bill Has Done", June 21, 1970
Date Created
1970-06-21
Description
"What the Voting Rights Bill Has Done" infographic on the increase of non-white voters in the south.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Harris Poll, Public Backs Voting Rights Bill, 3 to 2" article on Americans favoring passage of Johnson's voting rights bill before Congress. Smaller article on the Senate hoping to ban poll taxes.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Harris Poll, Public Backs Voting Rights Bill, 3 to 2", May 10, 1965
Date Created
1965-05-10
Description
"Harris Poll, Public Backs Voting Rights Bill, 3 to 2" article on Americans favoring passage of Johnson's voting rights bill before Congress. Smaller article on the Senate hoping to ban poll taxes.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Poll Dynamited in Florida" article on the destruction of a college polling place at Walker Vocational College.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Poll Dynamited in Florida", May 27, 1952
Date Created
1952-05-27
Description
"Negro Poll Dynamited in Florida" article on the destruction of a college polling place at Walker Vocational College.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Handbook of production information from Paramount Pictures film, "Mahogany", including cast and crew list and outline of the story.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Film "Mahogany" Production Information, circa 1975
Date Created
1974/1976
Description
Handbook of production information from Paramount Pictures film, "Mahogany", including cast and crew list and outline of the story.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"President and Congress, Shaping Voting Bill" article on how Congress easily approves White House proposals if they are members of the same party, and how that will shape voting and civil rights bills.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"President and Congress, Shaping Voting Bill", March 21, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-21
Description
"President and Congress, Shaping Voting Bill" article on how Congress easily approves White House proposals if they are members of the same party, and how that will shape voting and civil rights bills.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"More Blacks are turning to the politics of frustration", "Federal workers await voter registration rule", and "Rev. Jesse Jackson and his "tribal politics". 6 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"More Blacks are Turning to the Politics of Frustration", July 15, 1984
Date Created
1984-07-15
Description
"More Blacks are turning to the politics of frustration", "Federal workers await voter registration rule", and "Rev. Jesse Jackson and his "tribal politics". 6 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration, Race discrimination, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A nonprofit voter registration organization newsletter focusing on decreasing voting gaps between Black and White voters, as well as an increase in women's participation in voting, largely due to organized voter registration efforts by human service agencies and other groups, although some pessimistic views were expressed regarding the overall turnout increase and its implications for declining voter participation trends, and the upcoming 1986 Senate elections were expected to feature hotly contested races with sharp ideological differences. 5 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Human Serve Fund Newsletter, February 20, 1985
Date Created
1985-02-20
Description
A nonprofit voter registration organization newsletter focusing on decreasing voting gaps between Black and White voters, as well as an increase in women's participation in voting, largely due to organized voter registration efforts by human service agencies and other groups, although some pessimistic views were expressed regarding the overall turnout increase and its implications for declining voter participation trends, and the upcoming 1986 Senate elections were expected to feature hotly contested races with sharp ideological differences. 5 pages.
Subject
Voter registration, African American women, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The article discusses the gender gap in the 1984 Presidential election, which refers to the difference in voting patterns between men and women. Despite President Reagan's sweeping victory, the gender gap remained a significant feature of the political landscape, with Mr. Mondale's biggest women's majorities coming from minority groups. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Despite the Reagan Sweep, a Gender Gap Remains", November 13, 1984
Date Created
1984-11-13
Description
The article discusses the gender gap in the 1984 Presidential election, which refers to the difference in voting patterns between men and women. Despite President Reagan's sweeping victory, the gender gap remained a significant feature of the political landscape, with Mr. Mondale's biggest women's majorities coming from minority groups. 1 page.
Subject
Political participation, Voting
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The article discusses the challenges faced by Black politicians, such as Andrew Young, who are seeking higher office in predominantly White areas, due to the resistance they face from White voters. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Why the Higher Rungs of Power Elude Black Politicians", February 26, 1989
Date Created
1989-02-26
Description
The article discusses the challenges faced by Black politicians, such as Andrew Young, who are seeking higher office in predominantly White areas, due to the resistance they face from White voters. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Race discrimination, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The 1976 southern Black vote, with record numbers of registered Black voters turning out to vote, was the most significant exercise of minority political power in the century, as evidenced by President-elect Jimmy Carter's margins of victory in the South and the victory of several congressional candidates, according to the VEP which conducted a year-long registration drive and mounted advertising campaigns and local drives to encourage voter participation. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Voter Education Projects Report on Voting by Blacks", November 27, 1976
Date Created
1976-11-27
Description
The 1976 southern Black vote, with record numbers of registered Black voters turning out to vote, was the most significant exercise of minority political power in the century, as evidenced by President-elect Jimmy Carter's margins of victory in the South and the victory of several congressional candidates, according to the VEP which conducted a year-long registration drive and mounted advertising campaigns and local drives to encourage voter participation. 1 page.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Article on how the overwhelming turnout of Black voters helped Jimmy Carter win in the 1976 presidential election, posing a critical problem for the emerging GOP as it threatened the steady gains Republicans had made in the South, and some Republicans believed that the vote in their states was close enough to mean the GOP had not ceded the Solid South back to the Democrats. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Politicians Find Black Voters Put Carter Over in Dixie", November 14, 1976
Date Created
1976-11-14
Description
Article on how the overwhelming turnout of Black voters helped Jimmy Carter win in the 1976 presidential election, posing a critical problem for the emerging GOP as it threatened the steady gains Republicans had made in the South, and some Republicans believed that the vote in their states was close enough to mean the GOP had not ceded the Solid South back to the Democrats. 1 page.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
This booklet highlights the methodology, philosophy, and some anecdotes of nonviolent protest against racial discrimination and segregation. There are 22 anecdotes about protest and travel with information columns about CORE to aid in nonviolent demonstrations across the country. 16 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Cracking the Color Line, circa 1960
Date Created
1958/1962
Creator
Congress of Racial Equality
Description
This booklet highlights the methodology, philosophy, and some anecdotes of nonviolent protest against racial discrimination and segregation. There are 22 anecdotes about protest and travel with information columns about CORE to aid in nonviolent demonstrations across the country. 16 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, African American neighborhoods, Political participation
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
The newspaper CORE-LATOR, published in March 1961, highlights the ongoing efforts to fight racial discrimination. The sit-in movement marked its first anniversary, leading to numerous jail-ins of students who refused to pay fines or accept bail for demonstrating against segregated facilities. The newspaper also reports on other activities, such as picketing discriminatory businesses. In summary, the newspaper emphasizes the importance of direct nonviolent methods in abolishing racial discrimination. 4 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
"Core lator", March 1961
Date Created
1961-03
Creator
Congress of Racial Equality
Description
The newspaper CORE-LATOR, published in March 1961, highlights the ongoing efforts to fight racial discrimination. The sit-in movement marked its first anniversary, leading to numerous jail-ins of students who refused to pay fines or accept bail for demonstrating against segregated facilities. The newspaper also reports on other activities, such as picketing discriminatory businesses. In summary, the newspaper emphasizes the importance of direct nonviolent methods in abolishing racial discrimination. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Political participation, African American newspapers
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism