Title |
Date Created |
Author |
Description |
Subject |
Collection |
"Hey, You Democrats, We'll All Benefit if a Black Runs for President", by Jesse L. Jackson, circa 1980 |
1977/1983 |
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The article argues that the relationship between Black voters and the Democratic Party needs to be renegotiated, with power and responsibility shared fully, and suggests that running a Black presidential candidate in 1984 could force Democrats to appreciate the potential positive contribution of the Black vote to party politics and the nation, as well as to build a new progressive coalition that includes Hispanics, women, young people, poor Whites, and Native Americans. 1 page. |
Political participation, Voting, Suffrage, Race relations, African Americans--Politics and government |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"The Mayors Race", February 19, 1969 |
1969--02-19 |
Gulliver, Hal |
The article discusses political figure Julian Bond, who is well-known and influential in the Atlanta Black community, but may not fare well among White voters in Georgia, and questions whether it is equally "racial" politics to suggest that in the future Black voters will only vote for a Black candidate. 1 page. |
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American civic leaders, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, Race relations |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Last White Mayor in '69, Bond Says", February 13, 1969 |
1969--02-13 |
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In 1969, State Rep. Julian Bond predicted that a Black mayor would be elected in Atlanta, and that Black Atlanta would become the majority, resulting in either an orderly transition of government or a state of political cold war between the races, depending on the willingness of the Black community to unify and the White community to accept the inevitable future, and argued for the need for a strong political organization and ward elections in the city. With correspondence from Billie Pfiffner to Vernon Jordan concerning Julian Bond's interest in Congress over mayorship. 2 pages. |
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American civic leaders, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, Race relations |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
"Bitter Debate Rages on Ghetto Schools", February 11, 1969 |
1969--02-11 |
Hurt, Bob |
A public information meeting in Atlanta, which was meant to be a presentation on the city's schools, turned into a heated debate between White and Black attendees on the commitment of school officials to improving education in economically deprived areas, with some speakers criticizing the quality of education in these areas and others endorsing the efforts of the school board to improve the situation. 1 page. |
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Education, Voting, Race relations |
Voter Education Project Organizational Records |