"Record Black Voter Turnout Seen In South", October 29, 1976

1976-10-29

1970-1983

Newspaper article regarding the Voter Education Project's predictions that a record number of Black voters would cast ballots in the 1976 presidential election. VEP's prediction was based on reports of record Black voter registration in local drives conducted by the organization. VEP mounted advertising campaigns and more than 100 local drives to encourage voter registration and participation. The organization believed that the Black vote would be pivotal in the presidential election, as well as in hundreds of state and local elections. 1 page.

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

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Voter Education Project Organizational Records

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

South Carolina--Orangeburg

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:2056

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