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The Voter Education Project, Inc. Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library October 23, 2012

About Woodruff Library Unique Institution Academic Hub in the Atlanta University Center Serves 4 Institutions of Higher Learning Clark Atlanta University Interdenominational Theological Center Morehouse College Spelman College

Archives Research Center Rare book collection Archival collections AUC institutions, including departments, student groups, faculty and alumni African American culture and history in Atlanta and the South Civil Rights Movement and Race Relations

VEP History Founded in 1962 as a special project of the Southern Regional Council Goals Direct grants for voter registration drives Promote citizenship education through workshops, conferences, and printed/audio-visual material Assist elected officials of color through Centers for Elected Officials Investigate causes and remedies of low political participation by African-Americans though published research and statistics

Voting Rights Success In 1962, less than 500,000 African-Americans were registered to vote in the South…but by 1971, there were over 3 million! By 1982, over 5 million voters had been registered with VEP assistance The number of African-American elected officials increased from 72 in 1965 to over 5000 in 1988 VEP worked directly on the successful extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Dekalb County Resources Dekalb County Voter Registration, http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/Voter/default.html My Voter Page (Secretary of State), https://mvp.sos.state.ga.us/Login.aspx League of Women Voters (non-partisan) candidate research, http://lwvdk.org/elections Project Vote Smart (non-partisan) candidate research, http://votesmart.org/election/2011/S/GA#.UIbgYm_R68A

Thank You! Archives Research Center archives@auctr.edu www.auctr.edu