VEP Press Release, August 20, 1982

1982-08-20

1980-1989

Press release from the Voter Education Project discussing statistical analysis of the Democratic Primary election for the office of Governor in Atlanta by VEP researchers, which found that there was a negligible difference between the way Black and white Atlantans voted for the candidates which received the highest percentages of votes in the city. The only Black candidate, Mildred Glover, had 3% of the Black votes and less than 1% of the white votes. The analysis also found that there was a 20% gap between the Black and white voting age population in Atlanta, and that Black voter turnout was lower than white voter turnout. From the results of the study, VEP urged citizens to carefully study the candidates before going to the polls and carefully cast their votes. 2 pages.

Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Demographic surveys

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