| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campaigners with Signs, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of women and children hold signs by a street. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American children, Political campaigns, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Campaigners with Signs, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of women and children hold signs by a street. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American children, Political campaigns, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Campaigners with Signs, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of women and children hold signs by a street. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American children, Political campaigns, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| People Stand in Polling Lines 'A Thru K, Vote Here', circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | People stand in polling lines for last names 'A Through K'. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Two Poll Watchers With Ballots, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | Two poll watchers stand in front of a pile of ballots at a polling location. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Two Poll Watchers With Ballots, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | Two poll watchers stand in front of a pile of ballots at a polling location. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Women Vote at a Fulton County Polling Station, circa 1973 | 1970/1976 | Four women fill out voting ballots at a Fulton County voting center. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Woman Reading "Know Your Rights", circa 1970 | 1966/1974 | An unidentified woman reads a "Know Your Rights" booklet. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Voter Education Bus, circa 1968 | 1965/1973 | Women hand our voter education flyers in front of a bus alongside John Lewis. Written on verso: John Lewis, circa 1965-1973, Alabama (?). | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Voter Education Event, circa 1968 | 1964/1971 | Education leaders hand out materials to young women. Written on verso: Project leaders distribute registration materials to young voters. Rev. Paul McDaniel, Mrs. Charlene Tilley [?]. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Two Women, circa 1965 | 1962/1968 | Two unidentified women stand behind a table with the book, The Lawmakers by James David Barber. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation | 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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