| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| "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 |
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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