| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "McIntosh Blacks End Boycott Over Students' Expulsion", February 1982 | 1982-02 | Newspaper article discussing the return of about 500 Black students in McIntosh County, Georgia to public schools following a four-week boycott. The boycott was in response to the expulsion of two Black high school students who allegedly attacked a white teacher. The boycott ended pending a decision from a federal judge on whether the two students should be reinstated. 1 page. | African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Protest movements, African Americans--Education | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Legislative Internship Program Report, January 1971 | 1971-01 | A report describing the work of interns in the Georgia Legislature. 4 pages. | Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders, African American students | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Sanders Forces Shaping Campaign to Court Voters in Urban Areas", October 31, 1969 | 1969-10-31 | A newspaper clipping regarding Carl Sanders' campaign for Governor of Georgia. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | 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 |
| "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 |
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.
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