1982--11-10
The Voter Education Project analyzed the runoff for the Republican nominee for the U.S. Fifth District Congressional seat and found that White Georgians voted at more than twice the rate of Blacks, resulting in a majority of Whites actually voting for the Black Republican nominee Paul Jones, who would have lost if he had received less than 40% of the White vote; voter turnout was light, with less than one percent of the registered voters going to the polls, and more than two thirds of those at the polls being White. 1 page.
Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-11-09
Article on the low percentage of voter turnout for GOP runoff elections and a VEP study on how Black voters were a very low percentage of that small group. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-11-09
Article on the low percentage of voter turnout for GOP runoff elections and a VEP study on how Black voters were a very low percentage of that small group. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-11-08
"City commission term may be over before court decides on McLean suit", and "This time out, Black voters got their message across", articles on Jack McLean's delayed trial hearing and how increased Black voting turnout helped elect more Black political leaders and flip parties in some elections. 3 pages.
African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders, Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-11
Article on how Paul Jones won the congressional nomination because of White voter turnout. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, Voting
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-10-21
A program draft for the twentieth anniversary conference on voter participation.
Voter registration, Voting
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-10-19
Article on the VEP celebrating their 20th anniversary. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American civil rights workers, Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-10-17
Article on the VEP taking a break to celebrate the voting rights act and their successes in increasing the Black vote in the South. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American civil rights workers, Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-09-19
Article on how Bibb County Black voters outnumbered White voters for the fist time in two elections. 1 page.
Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982--08-20
An analysis showed that there was little difference between the way Black and White Atlantans voted for the candidates with the highest percentages of votes in the city, and despite a 20% gap between the Black and White voting age population, one third of those registered to vote actually went to the polls, with Norman Underwood and Jack Watson receiving the highest percentages of votes. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-05-14
VEP press release on how eleven southern states now have a Black population of 27% or higher, which could lead to better representation in government positions. 2 pages.
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-05-14
Press release on how the Voter Education Project found that one-third of counties in eleven southern states had a Black population of 27% or higher in 1980, with opportunities for voter registration and turnout activities. Mississippi had the most Black majority counties, and South Carolina had the highest percentage of counties with 27% or higher Black populations. 2 pages.
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting, Political science
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-05-13
Opinion article on the importance of the Voting Rights Act and how it affirms the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-05
Various articles on the voting rights act and it's implications. 15 pages.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-04-22
Robert Flanagan, a field service representative of the Voter Education Project, emphasizes the importance of one vote in historical events such as Adolph Hitler's rise to power and Thomas Jefferson's presidency, and urges for massive and organized voter registration efforts, especially among Black, White, and Hispanic communities, to prevent political demise and ensure the renewal of the Voting Rights Act, as discussed at the Southern Regional Voting Rights Conference sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Conference. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation, Voter registration, Voting
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-03
Articles from "The Po' Folks Reporter" paper in Tifton, Georgia, covering news on the VEP, voting rights, and civil rights in Georgia. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American civil rights workers, Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-03
Articles and photos from "Speakin' Out News" on the Alabama Democratic Conference. 2 pages.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982-01-28
"Reagan administration attacked as voting rights hearings begin", and "Stand on Voting Act and Civil Rights defended by Smith", articles on the pushback from Civil rights activists on possible extensions and changes in the voting rights act. 1 page.
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting, African American civil rights workers
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1982
The General Election of 1982, Fulton County, study examines the impact of racial and regional voting behaviors on the race for governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state. 15 pages.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1981/1987
An Atlanta-based telemarketing firm used robo-calls for a socially redeeming cause by recording a message by Martin Luther King III to encourage would-be voters to register at the Mall West End, which will be played to 15,000 households within three miles of the mall. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Voter Education Project Organizational Records