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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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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  • Subjects = Events and programs
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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