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Operation Breadbasket workers are shown speaking to residents at a house.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Operation Breadbasket Workers Speaking to Residents at a House, circa 1970
Date Created
1969/1970
Description
Operation Breadbasket workers are shown speaking to residents at a house.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Negro Throngs Register" article on a large rise of Black voters in southern counties in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Throngs Register", August 11, 1965
Date Created
1965-08-11
Description
"Negro Throngs Register" article on a large rise of Black voters in southern counties in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"President Signs Voting Rights Bill" article on President Johnson passing voting rights and how vice president Hubert Humphrey pledging to enforce the new bill.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"President Signs Voting Rights Bill", August 7, 1965
Date Created
1965-08-07
Description
"President Signs Voting Rights Bill" article on President Johnson passing voting rights and how vice president Hubert Humphrey pledging to enforce the new bill.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Shirley Chisholm, 'I'm not kidding'" article on her announcement as a presidential candidate.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Shirley Chisholm, 'I'm Not Kidding'", January 24, 1972
Date Created
1972-01-24
Description
"Shirley Chisholm, 'I'm not kidding'" article on her announcement as a presidential candidate.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, African American women
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Senate Acts to Give Franchise to N.Y. Puerto Ricans" article on Puerto Ricans gaining the right to vote in New York due to the voting rights bill.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Senate Acts to Give Franchise to N.Y. Puerto Ricans", May 21, 1965
Date Created
1965-05-21
Description
"Senate Acts to Give Franchise to N.Y. Puerto Ricans" article on Puerto Ricans gaining the right to vote in New York due to the voting rights bill.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Virginian Calls Voting Rights Bill a 'War Measure'" article on how southerners oppose president Johnson's voting rights bill.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Virginian Calls Voting Rights Bill a 'War Measure'", March 30, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-30
Description
"Virginian Calls Voting Rights Bill a 'War Measure'" article on how southerners oppose president Johnson's voting rights bill.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"U.S. Orders Vote Examiners Into 3 Dixie States" article on federal examiners going in to Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana to register voters.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"U.S. Orders Vote Examiners Into 3 Dixie States", August 10, 1965
Date Created
1965-08-10
Description
"U.S. Orders Vote Examiners Into 3 Dixie States" article on federal examiners going in to Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana to register voters.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Story of Hiram R. Revels" article on this early Negro statesman and former slave.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Story of Hiram R. Revels", April 9, 1969
Date Created
1949-04-09
Description
"The Story of Hiram R. Revels" article on this early Negro statesman and former slave.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
This article describes the influential role that Rep. Andrew Young and the "Black Atlanta Connection" played in securing Jimmy Carter's election as President of the United States, with prominent Georgians and other figures supporting Carter's campaign through their political power, personal integrity, and outreach efforts to African American communities. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Atlanta Connection Did Well", November 6, 1976
Date Created
1976-11-06
Description
This article describes the influential role that Rep. Andrew Young and the "Black Atlanta Connection" played in securing Jimmy Carter's election as President of the United States, with prominent Georgians and other figures supporting Carter's campaign through their political power, personal integrity, and outreach efforts to African American communities. 2 pages.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation, African American civic leaders, African American mayors
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
This article discusses the upcoming 1976 US elections and the importance of Black voter turnout, as well as the number of Black candidates running for various positions, with the expectation that the 17 Black representatives in the House will retain their seats, but expanding that number seems unlikely. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Low Turnout May Dim Hope of Black Gain", November 3, 1976
Date Created
1976-11-03
Description
This article discusses the upcoming 1976 US elections and the importance of Black voter turnout, as well as the number of Black candidates running for various positions, with the expectation that the 17 Black representatives in the House will retain their seats, but expanding that number seems unlikely. 1 page.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, Political participation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records