| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "College Park Voters To Allow Black Parade On Redistrcting Suit", March 16, 1976 | 1976-03-16 | Newspaper article discussing the College Park City Council's 4-3 vote to allow a peaceful demonstration by the Neighborhood Voters League to be held in the city on March 25. The parade was designed to inform Bblack citizens about the redistricting suit brought by the Voters League. The redistricting was under reconsideration by the Justice Department. Mayor Ralph Presley broke the tie vote in favor of the parade. 1 page. | African American leadership, City planning, Race discrimination, Gerrymandering, African Americans--Civil rights, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "A Beginners Notebook on Political Participation", March 1976 | 1976-03 | A Beginners Notebook on Political Participation, by VEP and the Interdenominational Theological Center Rural Black Church and Community Leadership Training Program, Illustrated by Avery Miller. 23 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, African American churches | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Jimmy Carter: Fitting the Mood of the Voters", January 4, 1976 | 1976-01-04 | Newspaper article regarding the public mood in the bicentennial presidential election year as desiring the federal government to be run in a more humane fashion, and that voters preferred someone who had not been in the bureaucracy to be in charge. The article discusses three outsider candidates who stirred more interest than the candidates from Congress: Ronald Reagan, George Wallace, and Jimmy Carter. The article argues that Carter was the most appealing of these three candidates because he was not anti-government like Reagan and Wallace, and he was not just another warmed-over New Dealer like the liberal Democrats. 1 page. | Political participation, Voter registration, Political campaigns, Presidents | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Register and Vote in Texas" Brochure, 1976 | 1976 | "Register and Vote in Texas" Brochure detailing voter registration process in Texas. 3 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "An Evaluation of the Voter Education Projects Great Equalizer Campaign", 1976 | 1976 | Report on the "Great Equalizer" campaign, conducted by the Voter Education Project, was a successful public service media effort aimed at encouraging voter registration and participation in the 1976 elections, with high acceptance and usage rates among broadcast stations, reaching millions of viewers and listeners, and potentially contributing to increased voter turnout in the South, as indicated by higher registration figures compared to previous years. 13 pages. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Election 76, Not Equal for All Americans", 1976 | 1976 | Brochure from the Voter Education Project describing unfair voting practices across Southern states. 13 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Race discrimination, Race relations, Political posters, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Announcement for Benjamin Hooks at Executive Director of the NAACP, 1976 | 1976 | Benjamin Lawson Hooks is appointed as the Executive Director of the NAACP, bringing unique qualifications and experience to restore the organization to a sound financial footing and attract a younger generation, while also signaling that Black institutions deserve the best Black talents available. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| List of Georgia Black Elected Officials, 1976 | 1976 | List of Georgia's Black elected officials in 1976, along with their mailing addresses, which was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Total Turnout for the 1976 Presidential Election Form, 1976 | 1976 | Blank form recording the total turnout of the 1976 Presidential Election and breakdown of majority Black county voting results, which was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Table of Black Female Elected Officials in the South, Summer 1976 | 1976 | Table of Black female elected officials in the South during the summer of 1976, organized by state and municipal office type, which was included in the VEP's "Election Notebook." 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Jimmy Carter Democratic National Convention" Booklet, 1976 | 1976 | Booklet of Jimmy Carter's 1976 Presidential campaign materials, including statements of support, a public address from Carter, and articles about the campaign, prepared for the Democratic Convention. In his public address, Carter argued that while much progress had been done already, there was still much work to be done to achieve an end to poverty, discrimination, and corruption, and to create an honest government, compassionate, and responsive to the needs of the people. 20 pages. | Political campaigns, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Table of 1976 Presidential Election Results Estimated Voter Participation, 1976 | 1976 | Table representing the 1976 Presidential Election results and estimated voter participation in the Southern States, including information regarding total votes cast estimated Black registration, and estimated Black voter turnout. 1 page. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Presidents | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Jimmy Carter on Africa", May-June 1976 | 1976 | Newspaper article featuring an interview with Jimmy Carter, where he outlined his foreign policy objectives for Africa. He stressed the need for a positive and creative U.S. role on the continent, and called for stronger sanctions against South Africa. He also said that the U.S. should not allow an African state's Middle East policy to become an excuse to terminate a productive relationship. The interview was part of a series that Africa Report was conducting with the presidential candidates on their views on Africa. 2 pages. | International relations, Political campaigns, Presidents, Human rights, Africa | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| 100 Plus Project Flyer, circa 1980 | 1975/1985 | A flyer encouraging people to vote in specific counties in southern states. | Voter registration, Voting | 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 |
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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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