| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Fact Sheet on Federal Jury Investigations and Indictments of Black Leaders in Alabama for Voter Fraud", 1985 | 1985 | This report describes the efforts to discredit and reduce the participation of Black leaders and voters in five counties in Alabama through various means, including criminal charges and investigations into voting fraud, as well as the indictment of several Black civil rights activists on charges of conspiracy to commit voting fraud. 5 pages. | Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, Race discrimination | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "The Right to Vote", March 21, 1969 | 1969--03-21 | A newspaper clipping describing the changes in voting and voter registration in the South. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Correspondence Between Mr. Olive and Marjorie C. Hirth, July 25, 1968 | 1968-07-25 | Correspondence between Mr. Olive and Marjorie C. Hirth discussing finances with enclosed financial report. 3 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| County Placement of Federal Examiners List, April 11, 1967 | 1967-04-11 | List of dates regarding the placement of federal examiners in various Southern states, organized by county. 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "New Negro Voting Watched in South", November 7, 1966 | 1966--11-07 | A newspaper clipping describing the growing number of Black voters in the South. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Alabama Trip Report, 1966 | 1966 | Report written by Marvin Wall detailing voter turnout in Alabama state elections. | Voting, Voter Registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Wallace Slate Won 66 Counties", May 9, 1964 | 1964-05-09 | A newspaper clipping describing the results from a state election. 1 page. | Voting, Political participation, Political campaigns, Political science, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Senator Leroy Johnson to Speak at Alabama Democratic Conference, April 1, 1964 | 1964-04-01 | A newspaper clipping describing an upcoming meeting of the Alabama Democratic Conference featuring Georgia State Senator Leroy Johnson and Maryland State Senator Verda F. Welcome as speakers. 1 page. | Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "If You Don't Vote, Don't Squawk" Flyer, 1964 | 1964 | Flyer encouraging people to register to vote in Alabama, reading "If You Don't Vote, Don't Squawk. Stop Begging.. Start Voting!". 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political posters | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Every Potential Negro Voter Wanted on List of Real Voters, July 21, 1963 | 1963-07-21 | A newspaper clipping with an article describing a push to register Black voters. 1 page. | Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Statement by Vernon E. Jordan about George Wallace, circa 1967 | 1962/1972 | Statement by Vernon E. Jordan regarding Lurleen Wallace's gubernatorial race and George Wallace. | Voting, Voter registration, Political campaigns, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "100 Voters Registered in Drive Last Week", July 14, 1962 | 1962-07-14 | A newspaper clipping containing multiple articles. Of interest are two articles, "100 Voters Registered in Drive Last Week" and "48 Voters Added in Registration Drive" which both detail voter registration initiatives. 2 pages. | Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Alabama Voting Registrars Calendar, June 27, 1962 | 1962-06-27 | Calendar of important election registration dates, organized by month, in Alabama. 2 pages. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
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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.
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