| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsons and Delila: Slavery in Georgia, by Benjamin F. Chavis, 1988 | 1988 | The article highlights the inhumane working conditions and racist policies at the Samsons and Delilah manufacturing plants located in Georgia, where most of the 650 workers are African American women, and the call to action for support and solidarity with the workers who have recently voted to unionize and are facing violation of state and federal civil, rights, and labor laws by the owner, S. Lichtenburg and Company, Inc. 1 page. | Labor, African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "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 |
| Handwritten Notes, 1974 | 1974 | Handwritten Notes on problems, selection, training, recommendations, and summary with state lists. 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 |
| Correspondence Between Mary Louise Shadle and Mr. Lewis, September 11, 1974 | 1972-09-11 | Correspondence between Mary Louise Shadle and Mr. Lewis thanking Mr. Lewis for help in the "Turn on to Voting" rally. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Newsweek Newsmakers Article, August 23, 1971 | 1971-08-23 | Excerpt from Newsweek magazine section entitled Newsmakers that briefly detailed Ms. Chisholm's bid for Presidency. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Political campaigns | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Carter: Shirley, She's the Woman for President" Article, August 22, 1971 | 1971-08-22 | "Carter: Shirley, She's the Woman for President" article detailing Ms. Chisholm's bid for the White House in The Sunday News. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Political campaigns | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Workshop on the State Administrative Role" Agenda, circa 1970 | 1970/1976 | "Workshop on the State Administrative Role" agenda detailing the schedule, discussion leaders, summary of administrative obstacles, and workshop assignments. 2 page. | 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 |
| Report of Task Group A - Citizens Problems in Registering and Voting Registration, circa 1970 | 1970/1976 | Report of Task Group A - Citizens Problems in Registering and Voting Registration report detailing selection and training, floor plans for voting, and reports from different tasks groups. 7 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 |
| "Election Information From the Four Conference States", circa 1970 | 1970/1976 | "Election Information From the Four Conference States" report of states and their roles in administering elections, training, titles of polling places and elections this fall. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "NAACP Legal Fund to Help New Negro Legislators in South", May 18, 1967 | 1967-05-18 | A newspaper clipping describing an announcement by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to provide legal and research services to legislators. Two other articles describe food and welfare programs. 3 pages. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Associations, institutions, etc. | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Registration Drive Asked of Negroes", March 12, 1966 | 1966-03-12 | Two newspaper clipping regarding the prioritization of voter registration. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Negro Voter Registration Gains 34,000 in a Year in Georgia", August 5, 1966 | 1966 | Correspondence from Thaddeus Olive to Vernon Jordan sending two newspaper articles, "Negro Voter Registration Gains 34,000 in a year in Georgia," and "Secession at Savannah." 3 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Protect Her Future Register and Vote" Poster, circa 1965 | 1962/1968 | "Protect Her Future Register and Vote" poster with an Black child holding an American flag to encourage people to register and vote from the NAACP. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration | 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 |
| "Maddox Carries Pistol, Turns Away 3 Negroes", circa 1965 | 1960/1970 | A flier urging Georgians to vote against Lester Maddox for Governor. 1 page. | Voting, Political participation, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights | 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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