Title |
Date Created |
Description |
Subject |
Collection |
"Blacks Give Carter Margin of Victory", November 8, 1976 |
1976-11-08 |
Black voters in the Southern states played a significant role in securing the victory of President-elect Jimmy Carter and several congressional candidates, according to a post-election survey conducted by the Voter Education Project, with an estimated 60-70% Black turnout and 95% of the Black vote going to Carter, marking the largest Black vote in the century. 1 page. |
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Warning, Nonparticipation in Government May be Hazardous to Your Health", circa 1975 |
1972/1978 |
Flyer urging voter participation to stand up for citizens rights like safe roadways and bridges. 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, Political posters, Voter registration, Voting |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Statement by Julian Bond," July 1, 1971 |
1971-07-01 |
Statement by Julian Bond reviewing the Voting Rights Tour of Mississippi. |
Voter registration, Voting, African American civic leaders |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Statement by John Lewis," July 1, 1971 |
1971-07-01 |
Statement by John Lewis reviewing the Voting Rights Tour of Mississippi. |
Voter registration, Voting, African American civic leaders |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Statement by John Lewis," July 1, 1971 |
1971-07-01 |
Statement by John Lewis reviewing the Voting Rights Tour of Mississippi. |
Voter registration, Voting, African American civic leaders |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
Correspondence Between John Lewis and John Mitchell, April 19, 1971 |
1971-04-19 |
Correspondence sent from John Lewis to Attorney General John Mitchell regarding voter registration in Mississippi. |
Voter registration, Voting, 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 |
"Challenging White Rule", March 17, 1969 |
1969--03-17 |
A note and magazine article profiling Robert G. Clark, a legislator in Mississippi. 3 pages. |
Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"'Race Secondary' New Officials Told", December 17, 1967 |
1967-12-17 |
A note and two newspaper clippings regarding speakers Julian Bond, Horace Ward, and Bayard Rustin, at a two-day institute in Mississippi sponsored by the Southern Regional Council. 3 pages. |
African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, African American civic leaders, Political science |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Hinds Vote Count Completed 40 Hours After Polls Closed", August 11, 1967 |
1967-08-11 |
Newspaper article discussing the completion of a vote count in Hinds County, Mississippi in primary races, despite complications with the vote-tabulating computer technology. The plodding vote-tabulating computer revealed that 18 men claimed first primary victories in Hinds County political races. Fourteen races were to be decided in a second primary vote on August 29th, and the status of two other races hinged on the outcome of absentee ballots. 1 page. |
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Long Ballot, Heavy Vote To Slow Election Count", August 6, 1967 |
1967-08-06 |
Newspaper clippings describing election troubles and results for Mississippi. 6 pages. |
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 |
"Non-Voters Fireworks", June 30, 1966 |
1966-06-30 |
A copy of a newspaper clipping describing voter registration drives in Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana. 1 page. |
Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled", circa 1965 |
1960/1970 |
Article entitled "South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled" discussing rise in Black voter registration in five Southern states -- Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina. 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Voter registration |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Statement of the Mississippi Voting Rights Tour," 1971 |
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The statement expresses the purpose and goals of the tour. |
Special events, Voter Registration, Voting |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |