| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "History of the Voter Education Project and Race and Class in Southern Politics" Booklet, 1979 | 1979 | VEP booklet of the concise history of the VEP from 1962 to 1979 with an excerpt from an unpublished study, "Historical Overview of Race and Class In Southern Politics." | Voting, Voter Registration, Suffrage | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Voter Rally, April 22, 1974 | 1974-04-22 | Poster advertising a voter rally with John Lewis and Hosea Williams. Sponsored by the VEP and the United Voter Education and Registration Committee of Selma. | Voting, Voter Registration, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| VEP Press Release, June 15, 1973 | 1973-06-15 | VEP press release asking for the investigation of a Talbot County special election. | Voting, Voter Registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Register! Vote!" Poster, circa 1977 | 1972/1982 | Poster encouraging registration for city elections and voting for county elections. Sponsored by the VEP. | Voting, Voter Registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| John Lewis and Julian Bond, circa 1971 | 1968/1974 | John Lewis and Julian Bond stand on a porch and talk to voters. | Voting, Voter Registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "This is a Symbol of Defeat" Poster, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | Poster encouraging African Americans to register and vote. Sponsored by the VEP. | Voting, Voter Registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Voting is a Responsibility" Poster, circa 1970 | 1965-1975 | Poster encouraging voting. Sponsored by the VEP. | Voting, Voter Registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "You've Got It, Use It" Poster, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | Poster encouraging voting and voter registration. | Voting, Voter Registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Statement of the Mississippi Voting Rights Tour," 1971 | The statement expresses the purpose and goals of the tour. | Special events, Voter Registration, Voting | 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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