The Voter Education Project (VEP) began in 1962 as part of the Southern Regional Council. Initially VEP granted funds to civil rights organizations to support voter education, voter registration drives, and voting-related research. In 1964, Vernon Jordan, the second executive director of the VEP, expanded the programs goals to include citizenship training, voter education, and leadership training in the southern United States, while continuing to provide funds to independent voter and civil rights groups, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the League of Women Voters. The VEP’s work with the League of Women Voters is highlighted in the materials below. In 1971, VEP under the leadership of John Lewis, became an independent organization and functioned as a research center and became known as an authoritative source for statistics on southern elections and voter registration in general. Lewis also forged the VEP into an activist organization, launching Voter Mobilization Tours with Georgia state legislator and civil rights advocate Julian Bond. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Sep 4, 2020

Voter Education Project Organizational Records

The Voter Education Project (VEP) began in 1962 as part of the Southern Regional Council. Initially VEP granted funds to civil rights organizations to support voter education, voter registration drives, and voting-related research. In 1964, Vernon Jordan, the second executive director of the VEP, expanded the programs goals to include citizenship training, voter education, and leadership training in the southern United States, while continuing to provide funds to independent voter and civil rights groups, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the League of Women Voters. The VEP’s work with the League of Women Voters is highlighted in the materials below. In 1971, VEP under the leadership of John Lewis, became an independent organization and functioned as a research center and became known as an authoritative source for statistics on southern elections and voter registration in general. Lewis also forged the VEP into an activist organization, launching Voter Mobilization Tours with Georgia state legislator and civil rights advocate Julian Bond.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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VEP Meeting with Vivian Malone Jones, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones stands in a crowded room at a VEP meeting.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones stands in a crowded room at a VEP meeting.
Vivian Malone Jones Speaking, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones stands with a group of men and women.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones stands with a group of men and women.
Vivian Malone Jones with Group, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from a podium at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from a podium at an event.
VEP Meeting, circa 1977
1975/1979
A man speaks at a VEP event held in a library.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A man speaks at a VEP event held in a library.
Man Writes Notes at a VEP Meeting, circa 1975
1972/1978
A man speaks during a VEP meeting, while other people listen and take notes.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A man speaks during a VEP meeting, while other people listen and take notes.
Woman Smiles After a VEP Meeting, circa 1975
1972/1978
Vivian Malone Jones talks with another VEP member after a meeting.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones talks with another VEP member after a meeting.
Man Sits at a VEP Meeting, circa 1975
1972/1978
A man sits in a classroom during a VEP meeting.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A man sits in a classroom during a VEP meeting.
Woman Sits at a VEP Meeting, circa 1975
1972/1978
Vivian Malone Jones sits in a classroom at a VEP meeting.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones sits in a classroom at a VEP meeting.
Woman Speaks at a VEP Meeting, circa 1975
1972/1978
Vivian Malone Jones speaks during a VEP meeting.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones speaks during a VEP meeting.
Man Speaks at a VEP Meeting, circa 1975
1972/1978
A man speaks during a VEP meeting.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A man speaks during a VEP meeting.
Two Men Sit at a VEP Meeting, circa 1973
1970/1976
Two men sit in a church pew during a VEP meeting.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two men sit in a church pew during a VEP meeting.
Man Sits at a VEP Meeting, circa 1973
1970/1976
A man sits in a church pew during a VEP meeting with a box of files.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A man sits in a church pew during a VEP meeting with a box of files.
People Sit at a VEP Meeting, circa 1973
1970/1976
Two men and two women sit in a church pew during a VEP meeting.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two men and two women sit in a church pew during a VEP meeting.
VEP Meeting, circa 1972
1968/1976
A woman speaks at a group meeting.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A woman speaks at a group meeting.
VEP Meeting, circa 1972
1968/1976
A group of people listen to a speaker at a VEP meeting.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of people listen to a speaker at a VEP meeting.
Unidentified Woman, circa 1972
1968/1976
An unidentified woman listens to a speaker with a man in the background.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman listens to a speaker with a man in the background.
VEP Meeting, circa 1972
1968/1976
Two unidentified women listen to a speaker.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two unidentified women listen to a speaker.