| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Is Jesse Jackson Serious About South Carolina, or Is It a Convention Hype?" by Jesse Taylor, circa 1980 | 1977/1983 | 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. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Groups and organizations, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| List of Black Candidates Running for Office in South Carolina, 1970 | 1970 | List of Black candidates running for office in South Carolina in 1970, organized by county. 2 pages. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political campaigns | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "The Right to Vote", March 21, 1969 | 1969--03-21 | A newspaper clipping describing the changes in voting and voter registration in the South. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "S.C. Negro Delegates and Alternates to the 1968 Democratic National Convention", 1968 | 1968 | List of Black delegates and alternates in South Carolina for the 1968 Democratic National Convention. 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political campaigns | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "South Carolina Negroes Meet to Push for Voter Registration", September 24, 1967 | 1967-09-24 | Three newspaper clippings describing a voter registration drive in South Carolina and criticisms of Senator Ernest Hollings. 3 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "New Negro Voting Watched in South", November 7, 1966 | 1966--11-07 | A newspaper clipping describing the growing number of Black voters in the South. 2 pages. | Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "South's Negro Voters Nearly Doubled", circa 1965 | 1960/1970 | 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. | African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
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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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