| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interoffice Request for Payment Form, March 20, 1968 | 1968-03-20 | Interoffice Request for Payment Form for $532.00 with enclosed check, financial report, and correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan Jr. and Johnnie M. Parris. 11 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Correspondence Between Mrs. James Parris and Mr. Marvin Wall, March 12, 1968 | 1968-03-12 | Correspondence between Mrs. James Parris and Mr. Marvin Wall discussing reports on meetings being held and outlines of reports. 2 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Use Your Power, Register to Vote", circa 1968 | 1965/1971 | A flyer promoting voter registration. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, Political posters, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Use Your Power, Register to Vote Now!", circa 1967 | 1965/1970 | A flyer promoting various places in Miami to register to vote and offering free transportation. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, Political posters, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Correspondence Between Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. James Parris, circa 1965 | 1962/1968 | Correspondence between Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. James Parris discussing voter registration methods and maps of neighborhoods. 4 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
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.
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