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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The article highlights the inhumane working conditions and racist policies at the Samsons and Delilah manufacturing plants located in Georgia, where most of the 650 workers are African American women, and the call to action for support and solidarity with the workers who have recently voted to unionize and are facing violation of state and federal civil, rights, and labor laws by the owner, S. Lichtenburg and Company, Inc. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Samsons and Delila: Slavery in Georgia, by Benjamin F. Chavis, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
The article highlights the inhumane working conditions and racist policies at the Samsons and Delilah manufacturing plants located in Georgia, where most of the 650 workers are African American women, and the call to action for support and solidarity with the workers who have recently voted to unionize and are facing violation of state and federal civil, rights, and labor laws by the owner, S. Lichtenburg and Company, Inc. 1 page.
Subject
Labor, African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Newspaper article discussing the return of about 500 Black students in McIntosh County, Georgia to public schools following a four-week boycott. The boycott was in response to the expulsion of two Black high school students who allegedly attacked a white teacher. The boycott ended pending a decision from a federal judge on whether the two students should be reinstated. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"McIntosh Blacks End Boycott Over Students' Expulsion", February 1982
Date Created
1982-02
Description
Newspaper article discussing the return of about 500 Black students in McIntosh County, Georgia to public schools following a four-week boycott. The boycott was in response to the expulsion of two Black high school students who allegedly attacked a white teacher. The boycott ended pending a decision from a federal judge on whether the two students should be reinstated. 1 page.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Protest movements, African Americans--Education
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Number of registered voters by years, spreadsheet with county names and years, 1960-1980. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Number of Registered Voters by Years, 1980
Date Created
1980
Description
Number of registered voters by years, spreadsheet with county names and years, 1960-1980. 2 pages.
Subject
Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Excerpt from Newsweek magazine section entitled Newsmakers that briefly detailed Ms. Chisholm's bid for Presidency. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Newsweek Newsmakers Article, August 23, 1971
Date Created
1971-08-23
Description
Excerpt from Newsweek magazine section entitled Newsmakers that briefly detailed Ms. Chisholm's bid for Presidency. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Political campaigns
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Carter: Shirley, She's the Woman for President" article detailing Ms. Chisholm's bid for the White House in The Sunday News. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Carter: Shirley, She's the Woman for President" Article, August 22, 1971
Date Created
1971-08-22
Description
"Carter: Shirley, She's the Woman for President" article detailing Ms. Chisholm's bid for the White House in The Sunday News. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Political campaigns
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A report describing the work of interns in the Georgia Legislature. 4 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Legislative Internship Program Report, January 1971
Date Created
1971-01
Description
A report describing the work of interns in the Georgia Legislature. 4 pages.
Subject
Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders, African American students
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping regarding Carl Sanders' campaign for Governor of Georgia. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Sanders Forces Shaping Campaign to Court Voters in Urban Areas", October 31, 1969
Date Created
1969-10-31
Description
A newspaper clipping regarding Carl Sanders' campaign for Governor of Georgia. 1 page.
Subject
Voting, Voter registration, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping of an article describing a move by the Georgia General Assembly to weaken a law which limited corporate influence on state government. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Corporate Influence Law is Weakened", October 27, 1969
Date Created
1969-10-27
Description
A newspaper clipping of an article describing a move by the Georgia General Assembly to weaken a law which limited corporate influence on state government. 1 page.
Subject
Voting, Political science, Political participation, 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
A newspaper clipping describing an announcement by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to provide legal and research services to legislators. Two other articles describe food and welfare programs. 3 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"NAACP Legal Fund to Help New Negro Legislators in South", May 18, 1967
Date Created
1967-05-18
Description
A newspaper clipping describing an announcement by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to provide legal and research services to legislators. Two other articles describe food and welfare programs. 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Associations, institutions, etc.
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
A newspaper clipping describing candidates Lester Maddox and Howard Callaway in the Georgia's Governor's election. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"For Governor" November 3, 1966
Date Created
1966-11-03
Description
A newspaper clipping describing candidates Lester Maddox and Howard Callaway in the Georgia's Governor's election. 1 page.
Subject
Voting, Political campaigns, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two newspaper clipping regarding the prioritization of voter registration. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Registration Drive Asked of Negroes", March 12, 1966
Date Created
1966-03-12
Description
Two newspaper clipping regarding the prioritization of voter registration. 2 pages.
Subject
Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Booklet promoting individuals for various Lounds County positions using storyboards.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Lownes County Candidates, 1966
Date Created
1966
Description
Booklet promoting individuals for various Lounds County positions using storyboards.
Subject
African American student movements, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Thaddeus Olive to Vernon Jordan sending two newspaper articles, "Negro Voter Registration Gains 34,000 in a year in Georgia," and "Secession at Savannah." 3 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Negro Voter Registration Gains 34,000 in a Year in Georgia", August 5, 1966
Date Created
1966
Description
Correspondence from Thaddeus Olive to Vernon Jordan sending two newspaper articles, "Negro Voter Registration Gains 34,000 in a year in Georgia," and "Secession at Savannah." 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Protect Her Future Register and Vote" poster with an Black child holding an American flag to encourage people to register and vote from the NAACP. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Protect Her Future Register and Vote" Poster, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
"Protect Her Future Register and Vote" poster with an Black child holding an American flag to encourage people to register and vote from the NAACP. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration
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
A flier urging Georgians to vote against Lester Maddox for Governor. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Maddox Carries Pistol, Turns Away 3 Negroes", circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
A flier urging Georgians to vote against Lester Maddox for Governor. 1 page.
Subject
Voting, Political participation, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records