Title |
Date Created |
Description |
Subject |
Collection |
"Blacks Gave Margin, Survey Says", November 7, 1976 |
1976-11-07 |
Black voters played a decisive role in the victory of President-elect Jimmy Carter and other congressional candidates in the South, with a post-election survey showing a 60-70% Black turnout in 11 Southern states and 95% of the Black vote going to Carter, according to John Lewis, executive director of the Voter Education Project. 1 page. |
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Recommendations from Conference on Making the Election Process Work", September 25, 1973 |
1973-09-25 |
Recommendations from "Conference on Making the Election Process Work" with enclosed memo, conference materials, and summary report of the conference. 25 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Women--Societies and clubs |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
Participants at Conference on Making the Election Process Work: Improving Registration and Polling Place Opera |
1973-09-25 |
Participants at Conference on Making the Election Process Work: Improving Registration and Polling Place Operations League of Women Voters Education Fund in Columbia, South Carolina listing participants, speakers, discussion leaders, staff, and trustees. 5 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
Preliminary Agenda Conference on Making the Election Process Work, September 25, 1973 |
1973-09-25 |
Preliminary Agenda Conference on Making the Election Process Work: Improving Registration and Polling Place Operations of the League of Women Voters Education Fund in Columbia, South Carolina. 3 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"District Chairman Withers Defeated," June 10, 1970 |
1970-06-10 |
Newspaper article discussing the defeat of Richland School District One Chairman Caldwell Withers in his campaign for renomination. Caldwell Withers, the long-time chairman of the Richland District One School Board, finished third in the three-man race, behind Dr. Shepard N. Dunn and Hayes Mizell. Withers attributed his defeat to the Black vote, saying that he thought the Black vote went solidly against him. He did not think that the Columbia desegregation plan submitted last week had anything to do with his defeat. 1 page. |
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political campaigns |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |