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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The Delta Vol. 51 No. 9 published by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles on the Ambassador's Reception, Women Legislating for Educational Change, and Annual Christmas Party. 84 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Delta Vol. 52 No. 6, January 1966
Date Created
1966-01
Description
The Delta Vol. 51 No. 9 published by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles on the Ambassador's Reception, Women Legislating for Educational Change, and Annual Christmas Party. 84 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Report on the voter turnout statistics of the 1964 national election. The 1964 presidential election saw a high voter turnout, with 69% of the civilian non-institutional population of voting age reporting that they voted. Voter participation rates varied by age, sex, race, and region of residence. Men were more likely to vote than women, and white people were more likely to vote than non-white people. The South had the lowest voter turnout, while the North Central Region had the highest. Residents of metropolitan areas were more likely to vote than residents of non-metropolitan areas. The report includes a variety of tables breaking down voter participation among specific demographic groups. 50 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Voter Participation in the National Election November 1964", October 25, 1965
Date Created
1965-10-25
Description
Report on the voter turnout statistics of the 1964 national election. The 1964 presidential election saw a high voter turnout, with 69% of the civilian non-institutional population of voting age reporting that they voted. Voter participation rates varied by age, sex, race, and region of residence. Men were more likely to vote than women, and white people were more likely to vote than non-white people. The South had the lowest voter turnout, while the North Central Region had the highest. Residents of metropolitan areas were more likely to vote than residents of non-metropolitan areas. The report includes a variety of tables breaking down voter participation among specific demographic groups. 50 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The published Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by the President of the United States on August 6, 1965. This publication is issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its clearinghouse function. It discusses the coverage, administration and other subjects covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act is printed on page 10. 20 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, August 1965
Date Created
1965-08
Description
The published Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by the President of the United States on August 6, 1965. This publication is issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its clearinghouse function. It discusses the coverage, administration and other subjects covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act is printed on page 10. 20 pages.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Draft of the "Voting is People Power Registration and Voting Manual" published by League of Women Voters Education Fund guides urban communities through the voter registration process along with note between V. J. and M. M. 55 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Draft of Voting Is People Power Registration and Voting Manual, circa 1967
Date Created
1963/1969
Description
Draft of the "Voting is People Power Registration and Voting Manual" published by League of Women Voters Education Fund guides urban communities through the voter registration process along with note between V. J. and M. M. 55 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Women--Societies and clubs, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records