1905--06-05
The Voter Education Project urges people to attend their statewide Voting Rights Conference at Southern University to address the low voter turnout of Black registered voters in Louisiana, where only 143,000 of 850,000 eligible Black voters voted in the 1982 elections. 1 page.
Political participation, Voting, Voter registration
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1905--06-05
Draft of press release on upcoming conference on Black colleges and universities. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American universities and colleges
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1905--06-05
Press release on Bill Gray addressing the 21st dinner of the VEP at the Onmi in Atlanta. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1944
Booklet outlining the processes of registering and voting in North Carolina, and explaining they types of candidates, as well as dispelling false ideas on voting. 20 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1957/1967
Flyer detailing steps to register and vote with registration location and date. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, Poll tax, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1959/1969
A draft and a final copy of a memorandum regarding the accuracy of voter registration figures in southern states. 4 pages.
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1960
Newspaper article regarding a poll tax study, organized by county, compiled by state Auditor Jimmie (Red) Jones that revealed eligible voters in Arkansas increased in 1958. The number of white voters increased by 17,942, and the number of Black voters increased by 8,581. The total number of eligible voters was 517,897 white people and 72,004 Black people. The increase in voter turnout was seen in most counties, but there was no significant change in poll tax buying from two years ago. 1 page.
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Poll tax
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1960/1970
Correspondence from W. E. Mason III of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Human Relations Council to the Southern Regional Council regarding the availability of SRC publications. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1960/1970
A copy of a newspaper article discussing voting records set during the presidential election of November 1964, accompanied by a page of voting statistics for southern states. 2 pages.
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1960/1970
Tucker, Sterling, Branton, Wiley A.
A paper written by Sterling Tucker and Wiley A. Branton identifying obstacles to voter participation including race, poverty, and electoral impingements. 7 pages.
Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1960/1970
A flier urging Georgians to vote against Lester Maddox for Governor. 1 page.
Voting, Political participation, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1960/1970
A newspaper clipping describing the successes of the All Citizens Registration Committee. 1 page.
Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1961/1971
Notes and calculations of voter registration totals and two charts tallying voter registration numbers by year and location. 5 pages.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1961/1971
A statement regarding the registration and participation of new Black voters. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1961/1971
A newspaper clipping detailing voter registration numbers by race and state. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1961/1971
A newspaper clipping describing an expansion of the Voter Education Project aimed at registering more Black voters. 1 page.
Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1961/1971
A newspaper clipping describing the dismissal of a suit declaring Lowndes County elections illegal. 1 page.
Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation, Race discrimination
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1962-02-28
An interoffice memo sent to Wiley Branton regarding the establishment of a coordinating council for voting and voter registration in Birmingham, Alabama. 1 page.
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1962-06
Correspondence, memos, and sample documents related to a voter registration effort in Alabama. 11 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1962-06-27
Correspondence from W. C. Patton sent to organization leaders in Alabama, regarding a registration and voting initiative in Alabama. 2 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Voter Education Project Organizational Records