| Title | Date Created | Author | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus: Voting Rights Act of 1975, Vol. 2, No. 7, May 1974 | 1974-05 | Joint Center for Political Studies publication with articles on the Voting Rights Act of 1975. 8 pages. | Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Summary and Text: The Voting Rights Act, September 1971 | 1971-09 | This publication is issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its clearinghouse function. It discusses the coverage, administration, and other subjects covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970. 29 pages. | Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Washington Report, Vol. 10, No. 11, March 16, 1970 | 1970--03-16 | A report of news and events around the U.S. and the world. 4 pages. | Voting, Special events, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Report on Effectiveness of Voting Rights Act, 1970 | 1970 | Suggestions on how to make the voting rights act more effective in getting Blacks registered and more equitable to southern states who are willing to comply, report with statistics. 11 pages. | Voter registration, Political science, African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "A Need for Consolidation", November 19, 1969 | 1969-11-19 | Two newspaper clippings describing a report and criticisms surrounding the consolidation of the Atlanta and Fulton County governments. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political science, African Americans--Politics and government, City planning | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Corporate Influence Law is Weakened", October 27, 1969 | 1969-10-27 | A newspaper clipping of an article describing a move by the Georgia General Assembly to weaken a law which limited corporate influence on state government. 1 page. | Voting, Political science, Political participation, Political campaigns | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Eyes on the Presidency Press Release by Nick Thimmesch, July 8, 1969 | 1969-07-08 | Nick Thimmesch | Press release from political analyst Nick Thimmesch regarding President Nixon's careful and deliberate approach to his first six months in office. Some critics seized on his minor mistakes as evidence that his administration was coming apart. Thimmesch also discusses the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which he regards as instrumental in registering black voters in the South, despite an uncertain future. The administration proposed a substitute plan that would rely more on local courts and broaden the scope to cover all states. However, seasoned voter-registration workers argued that this plan would not be as effective as the current law, and that it would disproportionately impact the South. 3 pages. | Political participation, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Presidents, Political science | 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 | |
| "Radical Right Maps 1967 Battle Against Great Society Programs", December 20, 1966 | 1966-12-20 | Press release from the Democratic National Committee regarding the radical right's retaliation against President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs in 1967. They worked to cut off funds and cripple Great Society programs, discredit and write off the Johnson record, and divide and confuse supporters of the Johnson administration. Despite this, the Democratic Party leadership remained confident that these destructive and divisive forces could be turned back. They pointed to the fact that the Republican House victories in 1966 were narrow victories and that the percentage of loss for the Democrats was less than that suffered by President Eisenhower in 1958 and President Truman in 1946. 3 pages. | Political science, Political campaigns, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "GOP '66: Back on the Map", November 21, 1966 | 1966-11-21 | Magazine article discussing how the 1966 midterm elections were a major victory for the Republican Party, which gained 47 seats in the House of Representatives, three seats in the Senate, and eight governorships. The GOP's success was attributed to a number of factors, including discontent with the Johnson administration's handling of the Vietnam War, inflation, and the backlash against civil rights legislation. The election results also set the stage for the 1968 presidential election, in which the Republicans were expected to be a strong contender. 14 pages. | Political science, Political campaigns, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Wallace Planning No Reapportionment", June 16, 1964 | 1964-06-16 | Newspaper clipping regarding Governor George Wallace's unwillingness to reapportion the state legislature of Alabama. 1 page. | Political science, Race discrimination, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Brief News Alabama", May 17, 1964 | 1964-05-17 | A newspaper clipping describing candidates in the November elections. 1 page. | Political participation, Political campaigns, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Wallace Slate Won 66 Counties", May 9, 1964 | 1964-05-09 | A newspaper clipping describing the results from a state election. 1 page. | Voting, Political participation, Political campaigns, Political science, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "How Montgomery County Voted in Tuesday's Democratic Primary, May 7, 1964 | 1964-05-07 | A newspaper clipping of a table showing vote totals for Montgomery County. 2 pages. | Voting, Political participation, Political campaigns, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Ballot Day in Alabama", May 6, 1964 | 1964-05-06 | A newspaper clipping regarding election day. 1 page. | Voting, Political participation, Political campaigns, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Letdown for LBJ Expected Tuesday", May 3, 1964 | 1964-05-03 | A newspaper clipping describing the unpledged elector slate in Alabama. 1 page. | Political campaigns, Political science, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Let's Be Realistic", April 26, 1964 | 1964-04-26 | A newspaper clipping of a flier advocating votes for pledged democratic electors. 1 page. | Voting, Political participation, Political campaigns, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Unpledged Slate Waste of Ballot Rains States", April 1, 1964 | 1964-04-01 | A newspaper clipping regarding the unpledged Democratic elector slate in Alabama. 1 page. | Voting, Political participation, Political campaigns, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Race Committee Hires Agent", March 25, 1964 | 1964-03-25 | A newspaper clipping describing the Alabama State Legislature's racial investigation committee hiring an investigators. 1 page. | Race relations, Race discrimination, Political science | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
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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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