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. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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John R. Lewis and Coretta Scott-King walk across Edmund Pettis Bridge on the ten-year anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Marches in Selma With Coretta Scott King, 1975
Date Created
1975
Description
John R. Lewis and Coretta Scott-King walk across Edmund Pettis Bridge on the ten-year anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis poses for a photo with a group of people following a speaking engagement.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Poses for a Photo With a Group of People, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
John R. Lewis poses for a photo with a group of people following a speaking engagement.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of VEP workers talk, while one of the workers writes down notes.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Group of VEP Workers Talk, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A group of VEP workers talk, while one of the workers writes down notes.
Subject
African American civic rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A woman reads a speech at a podium.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Woman Reads a Speech to a Small Crowd, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A woman reads a speech at a podium.
Subject
African American civic rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis addresses a small crowd of people.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Addresses a Small Crowd, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
John R. Lewis addresses a small crowd of people.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Three men talk while one of them writes down notes.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Three Men Talk at a Table, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
Three men talk while one of them writes down notes.
Subject
African American civic rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis speaks at a panel event.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Gives a Speech, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
John R. Lewis speaks at a panel event.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis speaks at a panel event.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Gives a Speech, circa 1976
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
John R. Lewis speaks at a panel event.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A man sings at a church podium, while other people sing in the background.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Man Sings at a Church Podium, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A man sings at a church podium, while other people sing in the background.
Subject
African American civic rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis and eight other people stand outside of a building for a photo.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Poses for a Photo With a Group of People, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
John R. Lewis and eight other people stand outside of a building for a photo.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis speaks with a man and woman on a sidewalk.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Speaks with Two People, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
John R. Lewis speaks with a man and woman on a sidewalk.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A man addresses a conference room of people during a meeting.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Man Speaks to a Conference Room, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A man addresses a conference room of people during a meeting.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of VEP event attendees pose for a photo outside of a building.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Group of VEP Event Attendees Pose for a Photo, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A group of VEP event attendees pose for a photo outside of a building.
Subject
African American civic rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis congratulates Rev. Andrew Young on his election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Congratulates Rev. Andrew Young on His Congressional Victory, 1972
Date Created
1972-11-07
Description
John R. Lewis congratulates Rev. Andrew Young on his election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis and Julian Bond speak at a press conference regarding voting rights.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis and Julian Bond Speak at a Conference, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
John R. Lewis and Julian Bond speak at a press conference regarding voting rights.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis meets with an old woman in Drew, Mississippi during a voting rights tour.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Talks to an Old Woman During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
John R. Lewis meets with an old woman in Drew, Mississippi during a voting rights tour.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis, Julian Bond, and other men talk with a group of people sitting on a porch in Drew, Mississippi during a voting rights tour.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis and Julian Bond Talk to People During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
John R. Lewis, Julian Bond, and other men talk with a group of people sitting on a porch in Drew, Mississippi during a voting rights tour.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis speaks to a group of people during a voting rights tour.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Speaks to a Group During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
John R. Lewis speaks to a group of people during a voting rights tour.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis speaks to a group of people during a voting rights tour.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Addresses People During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
John R. Lewis speaks to a group of people during a voting rights tour.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis and Julian Bond speak to a group of people during a voting rights tour.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Talks With a Man During a Voting Rights Tour, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
John R. Lewis and Julian Bond speak to a group of people during a voting rights tour.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Civil rights movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records