&quot;VEP Report Shows 88 Southern Black Majority Counties: But Political Progress Stalled&quot;, November 15, 1983

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Title: "VEP Report Shows 88 Southern Black Majority Counties: But Political Progress Stalled", November 15, 1983
Date: 1983--11-15
Decade: 1980-1989
Description: A report by the Voter Education Project reveals that 88 counties across the southern United States have Black majority populations, and 65 of those have Black majorities of voting age, yet only 26% of elected officials are Black, which is attributed to persisting barriers to Black voter registration and participation. 2 pages.
Subject: African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Political participation
African Americans--Politics and government
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Medium: news bulletins
Collection: Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Finding Aid: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076
Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Geographic Location: Georgia--Atlanta
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1532
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