FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
7 Results for:
AllCollectionsObjects
  1. Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library (x)
  2. Voter registration (x)
  3. Series: Photographs; Subseries: People (x)
  4. Search results
For:
  • Institution = Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
  • Subjects = Voter registration
  • Series = Series: Photographs; Subseries: People
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson is shown sitting in the Senate chambers at the Georgia State Capitol. Caption on photo reads: (AX1) ATLANTA, May 21 - LONE NEGRO SENATOR WINS VOTER AMENDMENT APPROVAL - Leroy Johnson of Atlanta, only Negro member of the Georgia State Senate, won adoption of an amendment Wednesday that would permit registrars to approve as voters any who answer correctly four of six questions. The amendment, which must have House approval, was substituted for a section of a proposed revision of the state's election code. The previous section called for 20 correct answers from illiterates of 30 questions. Johnson's amendment would add thousands of Negroes to registration rolls in Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Leroy Johnson at the Georgia General Assembly, May 1964
Date Created
1964-05
Description
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson is shown sitting in the Senate chambers at the Georgia State Capitol. Caption on photo reads: (AX1) ATLANTA, May 21 - LONE NEGRO SENATOR WINS VOTER AMENDMENT APPROVAL - Leroy Johnson of Atlanta, only Negro member of the Georgia State Senate, won adoption of an amendment Wednesday that would permit registrars to approve as voters any who answer correctly four of six questions. The amendment, which must have House approval, was substituted for a section of a proposed revision of the state's election code. The previous section called for 20 correct answers from illiterates of 30 questions. Johnson's amendment would add thousands of Negroes to registration rolls in Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson rides in the back seat of a convertible with a sign on the sign of the car that reads "Senator Leroy Johnson urges you to register and vote in your neighborhood."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Leroy Johnson Riding in a Car, circa 1964
Date Created
1963/1965
Description
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson rides in the back seat of a convertible with a sign on the sign of the car that reads "Senator Leroy Johnson urges you to register and vote in your neighborhood."
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff assist Clark College students in registering to vote as part of a Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Observance Event, circa 1984
Date Created
1983/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff assist Clark College students in registering to vote as part of a Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance event.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Voter registration, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Julia Wilder is shown seated in front of E. Randel T. Osburn and others at an Alabama State Chapter Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Selma, Alabama. Written on verso: ALABAMA SCLC -- Mrs. Julia Wilder of Pickens County, Alabama sits in on a meeting during the Alabama SCLC convention in Selma. Convicted on a contemptible charge of vote fraud for aiding elderly and handicapped citizens in voting, Mrs. Wilder, along with comrade Maggie Bozeman (not pictured), was sentenced to serve time in prison. SCLC is currently engaged in a national campaign to win their freedom. Mrs. Wilder began serving five years on January 11th and Mrs. Bozeman, four years.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Julia Wilder and Others, December 1981
Date Created
1981-12
Description
Julia Wilder is shown seated in front of E. Randel T. Osburn and others at an Alabama State Chapter Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Selma, Alabama. Written on verso: ALABAMA SCLC -- Mrs. Julia Wilder of Pickens County, Alabama sits in on a meeting during the Alabama SCLC convention in Selma. Convicted on a contemptible charge of vote fraud for aiding elderly and handicapped citizens in voting, Mrs. Wilder, along with comrade Maggie Bozeman (not pictured), was sentenced to serve time in prison. SCLC is currently engaged in a national campaign to win their freedom. Mrs. Wilder began serving five years on January 11th and Mrs. Bozeman, four years.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voter registration, Voting, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Maggie Bozeman is shown addressing a crowd alongside Julia Wilder (on left), Johnnie Carr (on right), and others in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Mrs. Maggie Bozeman is joined by Mrs. Wilder, Rev. John L. Alford, Alabama Rep. Alvin Holmes, SCLC Board member Tuskegee Mayor Johnnie Ford, and SCLC Board member Mrs. Johnnie R. Carr, as the "homecoming" celebration begins in Tuskegee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Maggie Bozeman and Others, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Maggie Bozeman is shown addressing a crowd alongside Julia Wilder (on left), Johnnie Carr (on right), and others in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Mrs. Maggie Bozeman is joined by Mrs. Wilder, Rev. John L. Alford, Alabama Rep. Alvin Holmes, SCLC Board member Tuskegee Mayor Johnnie Ford, and SCLC Board member Mrs. Johnnie R. Carr, as the "homecoming" celebration begins in Tuskegee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women, Voter registration, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks is shown encouraging Atlanta college students to get involved in the voting process during a voting rights workshop. Written on verso: STUDENTS WORKSHOP -- Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks speaks to Atlanta college students during a voting rights workshop sponsored by SCLC on the subject of student involvement in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and what involvement should be in the 1980s.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Long Banks at a Voting Rights Workshop, March 1982
Date Created
1982-03
Description
Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks is shown encouraging Atlanta college students to get involved in the voting process during a voting rights workshop. Written on verso: STUDENTS WORKSHOP -- Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks speaks to Atlanta college students during a voting rights workshop sponsored by SCLC on the subject of student involvement in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and what involvement should be in the 1980s.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, Voter registration, Meetings, College students, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks to attendees at a Southwest Georgia Voting Revival Campaign event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others, August 1983
Date Created
1983-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks to attendees at a Southwest Georgia Voting Revival Campaign event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, Voter registration, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series