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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Vivian Malone Jones, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones talks with an unidentified man at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones talks with an unidentified man at an event.
Vivian Malone Jones, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones talks with an unidentified man at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones talks with an unidentified man at an event.
Julian Bond, circa 1977
1975/1979
Julian Bond talks with an unidentified woman at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Julian Bond talks with an unidentified woman at an event.
Vivian Malone Jones, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from a podium at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from a podium at an event.
Voter Registration, circa 1977
1975/1979
A group of people gather outside at a voter registration event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs, Voter registration
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of people gather outside at a voter registration event.
Voting Line, circa 1977
1975/1979
A group of people stand in line to vote.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of people stand in line to vote.
Voting Line, circa 1977
1975/1979
A group of people stand in line to vote.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of people stand in line to vote.
Voting Line, circa 1977
1975/1979
A group of people stand in line to vote.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of people stand in line to vote.
Voting Line, circa 1977
1975/1979
A group of people gather at a voting event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of people gather at a voting event.
Voting Line, circa 1977
1975/1979
Men and women stand in a voting line outside a city building on a square.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Men and women stand in a voting line outside a city building on a square.
Vivian Malone Jones with a Plaque, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones smiles and holds a plaque given to her at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones smiles and holds a plaque given to her at an event.
Vivian Malone Jones Speaking, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones stands with a group of men and women.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones stands with a group of men and women.
Vivian Malone Jones with Group, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from a podium at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs, Meetings
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from a podium at an event.
Vivian Malone Jones Speaking, circa 1977
1975/1979
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from an "Atlanta Internationale" podium at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones speaks from an "Atlanta Internationale" podium at an event.
Event Speaker, circa 1977
1975/1979
An unidentified woman speaks from an "Atlanta Internationale" podium at an event.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman speaks from an "Atlanta Internationale" podium at an event.
Group of VEP Workers, circa 1975
1972/1978
A group of female VEP workers.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Portraits and people, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of female VEP workers.
Voter Education Fellow, circa 1970
1967/1973
Two unidentified women, one holding a Voter Education Project Fellow certificate.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Events and programs
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two unidentified women, one holding a Voter Education Project Fellow certificate.
Speaker and Coretta Scott King, circa 1980
1966-12
A unidentified speaker at a legislative seminar. Coretta Scott King sits with others at the front table.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Events and programs, Speeches
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A unidentified speaker at a legislative seminar. Coretta Scott King sits with others at the front table.
Southern Conference of Black Elected Officials, circa 1968
1964/1971
A woman speaks at a Southern Conference of Black Elected Officials meeting. The podium reads "Dinkler Plaza".
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Events and programs, Speeches
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A woman speaks at a Southern Conference of Black Elected Officials meeting. The podium reads "Dinkler Plaza".
Southern Conference of Black Elected Officials, circa 1968
1964/1971
A woman speaks at a Southern Conference of Black Elected Officials meeting. The podium reads "Dinkler Plaza".
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Events and programs, Speeches
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A woman speaks at a Southern Conference of Black Elected Officials meeting. The podium reads "Dinkler Plaza".