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Press release from the Voter Education Project discussing VEP Executive Director Geraldine G. Thompson's leadership in a Senate Judiciary Committee Vote, in which the Committee voted 17-1 to approve the Dole-DeConcini compromise of the Voting Rights Act. Geraldine G. Thompson, Executive Director of the Voter Education Project, Inc., hailed the vote as a "resounding victory" for the civil rights community. She urged the Full Senate to swiftly and unanimously pass the bill, calling it an "expression of support for constitutional rights" and a "giant step towards truly making this one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Press Release, May 4, 1982
Date Created
1982-05-04
Description
Press release from the Voter Education Project discussing VEP Executive Director Geraldine G. Thompson's leadership in a Senate Judiciary Committee Vote, in which the Committee voted 17-1 to approve the Dole-DeConcini compromise of the Voting Rights Act. Geraldine G. Thompson, Executive Director of the Voter Education Project, Inc., hailed the vote as a "resounding victory" for the civil rights community. She urged the Full Senate to swiftly and unanimously pass the bill, calling it an "expression of support for constitutional rights" and a "giant step towards truly making this one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 1 page.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Press release from the Voter Education Project regarding a study conducted by K. Farouk Brimah and Richard A. Hudl. of the Voter Education Project, which found that blacks alone provided enough votes to elect Andrew Young as mayor of Atlanta in the 1981 runoff election. Blacks cast 88% of their votes for Young, while whites cast an even higher percentage of their votes for white candidates than they did in the October 6 election. The study also found that Atlantans could be mobilized, as turnout was higher in the runoff than in the October 6 election. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Press Release, November 4, 1981
Date Created
1981-11-04
Description
Press release from the Voter Education Project regarding a study conducted by K. Farouk Brimah and Richard A. Hudl. of the Voter Education Project, which found that blacks alone provided enough votes to elect Andrew Young as mayor of Atlanta in the 1981 runoff election. Blacks cast 88% of their votes for Young, while whites cast an even higher percentage of their votes for white candidates than they did in the October 6 election. The study also found that Atlantans could be mobilized, as turnout was higher in the runoff than in the October 6 election. 2 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
List of Georgia's Black elected officials in 1976, along with their mailing addresses, which was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
List of Georgia Black Elected Officials, 1976
Date Created
1976
Description
List of Georgia's Black elected officials in 1976, along with their mailing addresses, which was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Table of Black female elected officials in the South during the summer of 1976, organized by state and municipal office type, which was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Table of Black Female Elected Officials in the South, Summer 1976
Date Created
1976
Description
Table of Black female elected officials in the South during the summer of 1976, organized by state and municipal office type, which was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Filmstrip transcript encouraging Black people to participate in their local municipal governments. The document describes the role of municipal governments in daily life and emphasizes the need for Black people to establish leadership within their communities. 5 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Build Our Own Power" Filmstrip, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
Filmstrip transcript encouraging Black people to participate in their local municipal governments. The document describes the role of municipal governments in daily life and emphasizes the need for Black people to establish leadership within their communities. 5 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Warren J. Wicker, then-Assistant Director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to John R. Lewis, then Director of the Voter Education Project, regarding the formation of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Charter Commission. In 1969, the North Carolina General Assembly created the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission to develop a charter for consolidated government in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County. The Commission was tasked with including provisions in the charter to assure fair representation on all appointive boards and commissions. The director of the Commission's research staff was asked to prepare a memorandum outlining methods by which this goal could be accomplished. The research revealed that very little had been done in this area, and the following memo was sent to VEP with the request for any additional information about approaches that may have been missed and was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Warren J. Wicker to VEP Regarding the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commision, May 8, 1970
Date Created
1970-05-08
Description
Correspondence from Warren J. Wicker, then-Assistant Director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to John R. Lewis, then Director of the Voter Education Project, regarding the formation of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Charter Commission. In 1969, the North Carolina General Assembly created the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission to develop a charter for consolidated government in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County. The Commission was tasked with including provisions in the charter to assure fair representation on all appointive boards and commissions. The director of the Commission's research staff was asked to prepare a memorandum outlining methods by which this goal could be accomplished. The research revealed that very little had been done in this area, and the following memo was sent to VEP with the request for any additional information about approaches that may have been missed and was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page.
Subject
African American leadership, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records