- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- "Blacks Are Pleased By Election Effort", October 31, 1976
- Date of Original:
- 1976-10-31
- Subject:
- Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Presidents - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Newspaper article regarding the rapid increase of Black voter registration and turnout, fueled by a tour of Black leaders. The tour, which included the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Coretta Scott King, was credited with dampening apathy among Black voters. The leaders urged Blacks to register and vote, arguing that their votes could be decisive in key cities such as Cleveland, New York, and Chicago. While it was too early to say how the increased voter registration would translate into votes, the leaders were hopeful that Blacks will turn out in large numbers on Election Day. They believed that the Black vote could be the difference between victory and defeat for Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:2058
- 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:
-
