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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This article questions the level of commitment of Reverend Jesse Jackson and his organization, PUSH, to building a permanent, strong Black organization in South Carolina and achieving voting rights for Black people, citing the lack of action and follow-through on promises made by Jackson and his organization. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Is Jesse Jackson Serious About South Carolina, or Is It a Convention Hype?" by Jesse Taylor, circa 1980
Date Created
1977/1983
Description
This article questions the level of commitment of Reverend Jesse Jackson and his organization, PUSH, to building a permanent, strong Black organization in South Carolina and achieving voting rights for Black people, citing the lack of action and follow-through on promises made by Jackson and his organization. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Groups and organizations, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
List of Black candidates running for office in South Carolina in 1970, organized by county. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
List of Black Candidates Running for Office in South Carolina, 1970
Date Created
1970
Description
List of Black candidates running for office in South Carolina in 1970, organized by county. 2 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political campaigns
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping describing the changes in voting and voter registration in the South. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"The Right to Vote", March 21, 1969
Date Created
1969--03-21
Description
A newspaper clipping describing the changes in voting and voter registration in the South. 1 page.
Subject
Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
List of Black delegates and alternates in South Carolina for the 1968 Democratic National Convention. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"S.C. Negro Delegates and Alternates to the 1968 Democratic National Convention", 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
List of Black delegates and alternates in South Carolina for the 1968 Democratic National Convention. 1 page.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political campaigns
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Three newspaper clippings describing a voter registration drive in South Carolina and criticisms of Senator Ernest Hollings. 3 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"South Carolina Negroes Meet to Push for Voter Registration", September 24, 1967
Date Created
1967-09-24
Description
Three newspaper clippings describing a voter registration drive in South Carolina and criticisms of Senator Ernest Hollings. 3 pages.
Subject
Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping describing the growing number of Black voters in the South. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"New Negro Voting Watched in South", November 7, 1966
Date Created
1966--11-07
Description
A newspaper clipping describing the growing number of Black voters in the South. 2 pages.
Subject
Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Article entitled "South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled" discussing rise in Black voter registration in five Southern states -- Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled", circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Article entitled "South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled" discussing rise in Black voter registration in five Southern states -- Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records