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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Two unidentified women stand behind a table with the book, The Lawmakers by James David Barber.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two Women, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Two unidentified women stand behind a table with the book, The Lawmakers by James David Barber.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman reads a "Know Your Rights" booklet.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Woman Reading "Know Your Rights", circa 1970
Date Created
1966/1974
Description
An unidentified woman reads a "Know Your Rights" booklet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Women hand our voter education flyers in front of a bus alongside John Lewis. Written on verso: John Lewis, circa 1965-1973, Alabama (?).
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Bus, circa 1968
Date Created
1965/1973
Description
Women hand our voter education flyers in front of a bus alongside John Lewis. Written on verso: John Lewis, circa 1965-1973, Alabama (?).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Education leaders hand out materials to young women. Written on verso: Project leaders distribute registration materials to young voters. Rev. Paul McDaniel, Mrs. Charlene Tilley [?].
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Event, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1971
Description
Education leaders hand out materials to young women. Written on verso: Project leaders distribute registration materials to young voters. Rev. Paul McDaniel, Mrs. Charlene Tilley [?].
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of women and children hold signs by a street.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Campaigners with Signs, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A group of women and children hold signs by a street.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American children, Political campaigns, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of women and children hold signs by a street.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Campaigners with Signs, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A group of women and children hold signs by a street.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American children, Political campaigns, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of women and children hold signs by a street.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Campaigners with Signs, circa 1975
Date Created
1972/1978
Description
A group of women and children hold signs by a street.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American children, Political campaigns, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A copy of a speech given by Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the Emancipation Day Ceremonies discussing civil rights, discrimination, and civic participation. 8 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Address by Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, January 2, 1966
Date Created
1966-01-02
Description
A copy of a speech given by Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the Emancipation Day Ceremonies discussing civil rights, discrimination, and civic participation. 8 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A paper written by Sterling Tucker and Wiley A. Branton identifying obstacles to voter participation including race, poverty, and electoral impingements. 7 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Background Paper Voting and Citizenship Participation", circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Creator
Tucker, Sterling, Branton, Wiley A.
Description
A paper written by Sterling Tucker and Wiley A. Branton identifying obstacles to voter participation including race, poverty, and electoral impingements. 7 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping describing the use of different voter registration questionnaires. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"New Registration System in Use", March 12, 1964
Date Created
1964-03-12
Description
A newspaper clipping describing the use of different voter registration questionnaires. 1 page.
Subject
Voter registration, Race discrimination, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping quoting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall and discussing the enactment of civil rights legislation. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Alabama in Sad Shape, Marshall", May 15, 1964
Date Created
1964-05-15
Description
A newspaper clipping quoting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall and discussing the enactment of civil rights legislation. 1 page.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping describing a rally led by Martin Luther King, Jr.. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"King Reminds Rally of Great Strides", March 31, 1964
Date Created
1964-03-31
Description
A newspaper clipping describing a rally led by Martin Luther King, Jr.. 1 page.
Subject
Race discrimination, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civic leaders
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping regarding the Alabama State Attorney General Richmond Flowers's decision to seek injunctions to prevent planned protests. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Flowers to Seek Order Against Demonstrations", March 11, 1964
Date Created
1964-03-11
Description
A newspaper clipping regarding the Alabama State Attorney General Richmond Flowers's decision to seek injunctions to prevent planned protests. 1 page.
Subject
Race discrimination, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping describing Maryland Senator Daniel Brewster's plans to meet with Black integrationist leaders. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Brewster Aiming at Wallace Vote", March 24, 1964
Date Created
1964-03-24
Description
A newspaper clipping describing Maryland Senator Daniel Brewster's plans to meet with Black integrationist leaders. 1 page.
Subject
Race discrimination, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civic leaders
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Two correspondences and a telephone memo regarding the institution of new voter registration forms. 3 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Bernice C. Johnson to Barbara Whitaker, March 4, 1964
Date Created
1964-03-04
Description
Two correspondences and a telephone memo regarding the institution of new voter registration forms. 3 pages.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping describing "suppressed political suffrage" in Wilcox and Lowndes Counties in Alabama. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Suppressed Political Suffrage", February 26, 1964
Date Created
1964-02-26
Description
A newspaper clipping describing "suppressed political suffrage" in Wilcox and Lowndes Counties in Alabama. 1 page.
Subject
Race discrimination, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence, memos, and sample documents related to a voter registration effort in Alabama. 11 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from the Alabama State Coordinating Association for Registration and Voting with Memos and Samp
Date Created
1962-06
Description
Correspondence, memos, and sample documents related to a voter registration effort in Alabama. 11 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newsletter put forth by the Gadsden County Citizenship Project containing brief news articles related to voting, voter registration, the Congress of Racial Equality, and local events. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Gadsden County Free Press Newsletter, August 22, 1964
Date Created
1964-08-22
Description
A newsletter put forth by the Gadsden County Citizenship Project containing brief news articles related to voting, voter registration, the Congress of Racial Equality, and local events. 2 pages.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping with an article describing a voter registration initiative with student volunteers. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Voter-Registration To Be Pushed by College Youth", June 30, 1962
Date Created
1962-06-30
Description
A newspaper clipping with an article describing a voter registration initiative with student volunteers. 1 page.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African American students, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from W. C. Patton sent to organization leaders in Alabama, regarding a registration and voting initiative in Alabama. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from the Alabama State Coordinating Association for Registration and Voting, June 27, 1962
Date Created
1962-06-27
Description
Correspondence from W. C. Patton sent to organization leaders in Alabama, regarding a registration and voting initiative in Alabama. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records