- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- "Apathy Irks Man Who Fought For Vote", October 10, 1976
- Date of Original:
- 1976-10-10
- Subject:
- African American civic leaders
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Civil rights movements - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 34.05223, -118.24368 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Newspaper article featuring the sentiments of John R. Lewis, Executive Director of the Voter Education Project, as he discussed the importance of voting and the challenges facing voter registration efforts in the South. Lewis argued that voter apathy and cynicism were among the major obstacles to increasing voter turnout, especially among young people. He also cited the lack of universal voter registration and the intimidation of Black voters by law enforcement as problems that needed to be addressed.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1842
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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