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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Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Register and Vote, circa 1985 1980/1989 A group of people wait in line to register and vote. Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"The Women's Vote Project" Poster, circa 1984 1979/1989 Poster encouraging women to vote. Sponsored by the Women's Vote Project of the VEP. Voting, Voter Registration, African American women Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones, Septempber 1979 1979-09 Vivian Malone Jones ooking through paperwork. Voter registration, Voting Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two Men Discuss a Report, 1979 1979 Two men discuss a report in Southern Pines, North Carolina. African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Civil rights movements Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Felton Capel Celebrates Fifth Term to Town Council in Southern Pines, 1979 1979 Felton Capel receives commendation for being elected to the Southern Pines town council for a fith term. African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Civil rights movements Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Group of VEP Workers, April 1978 1978-04 A group of male and female VEP workers. Written on verso: 1978-04. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones and J. Stanley Alexander, September 1977 1977-09 Written on verso: Vivian Malone Jones, VEP Executive Director, J. Stanley Alexander, VEP Research, September 1977. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Unidentified VEP Worker, circa 1979 1976/1983 Portrait of an unidentified VEP Worker. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones, circa 1980 1975/1985 Portrait of Vivian Malone Jones. Written on recto: Vivian Malone Jones, Executive Director, Voter Education Project, INC. Voter registration, Voting Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman reads over notes in a VEP office. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman smiles in a VEP office. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Liquor Store Employee, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman stands beside an advertising cutout in a liquor store. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman in a VEP office. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Workers, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman and man review maps in a VEP office. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman sits at her desk in a VEP office. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman talks on a phone in a VEP office. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Meeting with Vivian Malone Jones, circa 1977 1975/1979 Vivian Malone Jones stands in a crowded room at a VEP meeting. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Meetings Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified woman smiles and sits at her desk in a VEP office. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified man stands in a VEP office filled with posters and copy equipment. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977 1975/1979 An unidentified man works at a desk in a VEP office filled with posters and copy equipment. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights Voter Education Project Organizational Records