| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Racial Strife Perils Nation, Clark Says", December 14, 1968 | 1968-12-14 | A newspaper clipping describing a speech made by Attorney General Ramsey Clark at the South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Atty. Jackson Calls for End of Violence, Poverty, Racism", December 14, 1968 | 1968--12-14 | A newspaper clipping describing a speech made by Maynard Jackson at the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Negroes Elected in South Warned About White Foes", December 13, 1968 | 1968-12-13 | A newspaper clipping describing the first Conference of Black Elected Officials. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Negro Officeholders Meet in Atlanta", December 13, 1968 | 1968--12-13 | A newspaper clipping describing the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Mayor Hatcher to Address Public Forum at Clark Tonite", December 12, 1968 | 1968--12-12 | A newspaper clipping describing the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Voter Education Project", December 12, 1968 | 1968--12-12 | A newspaper clipping describing the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council featuring prominent speakers and workshops to help Black elected officials from the South better serve their communities. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Negro Politicians Watched, Voter Project Director Says", December 12, 1968 | 1968--12-12 | A newspaper clipping describing remarks made at the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Black Officials Hold South wide Conference", December 8, 1968 | 1968--12-08 | A newspaper clipping describing the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Glittering Array of Black Officials to Gather Here", December 7, 1968 | 1968--12-07 | A newspaper clipping describing the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council, with speakers including U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Richard Hatcher, Dr. Kenneth Clark, Julian Bond, and Shirley Chisholm. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "VEP Announces Southwide Conflab For Black Elected Officials", December 4, 1968 | 1968-12-04 | Newspaper article discussing the Voter Education Project's Southwide Conference of Black Elected Officials, which included workshops on problems affecting black elected officials. The conference was set to focus on the problems and challenges that black officials face, and provide them with an opportunity to share experiences and receive information. More than 200 black officials from 11 states in the old South planned to attend. The keynote speakers included U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Congresswoman-elect Shirley Chisholm, and Mayor Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana. 1 page. | Meetings, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Negro Officials to Meet", December 4, 1968 | 1968-12-04 | Newspaper article discussing plans for black officeholders to meet at a conference for Black officeholders from throughout the South held in Atlanta. The conference sought to discuss mutual problems facing Black officials, such as antagonism and prejudice. The conference expected attendance from 200 to 300 of the South's 380 Black officeholders. Key speakers included U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Mayor Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and Rep.-elect Shirley Chisholm of New York. 1 page. | Meetings, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Bond Doubts Racial Gains Under Nixon", December 2, 1968 | 1968-12-02 | A collection of newspaper clippings about Julian Bond describing his attendance at a rally for Iowa State Representative A. June Franklin. 1 page. | African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Clark Board Elects Simon As Chairman", November 26, 1968 | 1968-11-26 | Newspaper article discussing the election of Edward L. Simon to Clark College's Board of Trustees as its chairman. Simon was the general auditor of Atlanta Life Insurance Company and was a Clark College alumnus. Four new members were also appointed to the board: Vernon Jordan, J. C. Daugherty, Major Jones, and Charles Kindelberger. Jordan was the director of Voter Education for the Southern Regional Council, Daugherty was a member of the Georgia legislature, Jones was the president of Gammon Theological Seminary, and Kindelberger was a professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 pages. | African Americans--Education, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges, African American leadership | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Black Officeholders Show Gains in South", November 23, 1968 | 1968-11-23 | A newspaper clipping describing increases in Black Southern officeholders. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Black Cities", November 11, 1968 | 1968--11-11 | A newspaper clipping describing the incorporation of Roosevelt City, Alabama. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Julian Bond to Address Conference", November 6, 1968 | 1968--11-06 | A newspaper clipping discussing Julian Bond's attendance at the first South wide Conference of Black Elected Officials organized by the Voter Education Project of the Southern Regional Council. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| School Board Election Clippings, October 29, 1968 | 1968-10-29 | A note a accompanying newspaper clippings describing candidates for a school board election in New Orleans, Louisiana. 5 pages. | Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "The Black Vote", October 21, 1968 | 1968--10-21 | Various articles from The Nation magazine on the Black vote, including an article from VEP leader Vernon E. Jordan. 32 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Stimulating Discussion at NAACP Voter Education Conference", October 19, 1968 | 1968-10-19 | Two newspaper clippings describing an NAACP sponsored Voter Education Conference and announcing newly elected Black legislators. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Tell It Like It Is: Vote, Baby, Vote", October 17, 1968 | 1968-10-17 | A newspaper clipping with a statement encouraging Black Americans to vote. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | 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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