| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Jimmy Carter Democratic National Convention" Booklet, 1976 | 1976 | Booklet of Jimmy Carter's 1976 Presidential campaign materials, including statements of support, a public address from Carter, and articles about the campaign, prepared for the Democratic Convention. In his public address, Carter argued that while much progress had been done already, there was still much work to be done to achieve an end to poverty, discrimination, and corruption, and to create an honest government, compassionate, and responsive to the needs of the people. 20 pages. | Political campaigns, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Table of 1976 Presidential Election Results Estimated Voter Participation, 1976 | 1976 | Table representing the 1976 Presidential Election results and estimated voter participation in the Southern States, including information regarding total votes cast estimated Black registration, and estimated Black voter turnout. 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Presidents | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Ballots, Bullet, and Blood: How Blacks Have Died for the Right to Vote", circa 1970 | 1968/1972 | Brochure from National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) New York chapter highlighting Black people who died for the right vote. 3 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, Political posters, Voter registration | 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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