- Collection:
- AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
- Title:
- Voter Registration Public Service Announcements (c. 1976)
- Creator:
- Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite
Van Dyke, Leroy, 1929-
Wilson, Nancy, 1937-2018
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Mondale, Walter F., 1928-2021
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012
Hill, Norman - Date of Original:
- 1976
- Subject:
- African Americans--Suffrage
African American civil rights workers
African American political activists
Voter registration
Voting
Advertising, Political
Youth--Political activity - People:
- Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite
Van Dyke, Leroy, 1929-
Wilson, Nancy, 1937-2018
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Mondale, Walter F., 1928-2021
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012
Hill, Norman, 1933- - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- audiocassettes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Recording of 28 radio spots encouraging voter registration and voting. This recording contains 28 radio spots recorded to promote voting, primarily among African Americans and young people. Most are recordings by civil rights activists, politicians, and celebrities reading from a number of similar prepared statements. The spots include: Radio spot narrated by Nancy Wilson (00:20-00:50); Radio spot featuring actors portraying college students (01:03-02:06); Radio spot with unnamed narrator and audio from Paul Simon, “Armistice Day (02:07-03:02); Radio spot narrated by Maynard Jackson (03:03-03:33); Radio spot narrated by Ted Kennedy (03:38-04:03); Radio spot narrated by Leroy Van Dyke (04:07-04:36); Radio spot narrated by Walter Mondale (04:41-05:10, same text as 5); Radio spot narrated by John Lewis (05:23-05:53); Radio spot narrated by Julian Bond (05:58-06:27); Radio spot narrated by Julian Bond (06:31-07:01, same text as 8); Radio spot narrated by Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (07:24-07:54, same text as 9); Radio spot narrated by Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (07:58-08:28); Radio spot narrated by Nancy Wilson (08:34-09:03); Repeat of 1 (09:09-09:30); Repeat of 2 (09:47-10:50); Repeat of 3 with longer outro (10:58-12:00); Repeat of 4 with longer intro (12:05-12:36); Repeat of 5 (12:41-13:06) Radio spot narrated by Ted Kennedy referencing the needs of “Spanish-speaking Americans” (13:14-13:40); Radio spot narrated by Ted Kennedy with Spanish voiceover (13:44-14:02); Repeat of 6 (14:06-14:36); Radio spot narrated by George McGovern (14:40-15:10); Repeat of 7 (15:16-15:46); Radio spot narrated by Walter Mondale referencing the needs of the “Spanish-speaking community” (15:50-16:19); Repeat of 8 (16:33-17:03); Repeat of 9 (17:09-17:39); Repeat of 10 (17:42-18:12); Radio spot narrated by Norman Hill (18:21-18:56, poor audio quality)
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/AFLCIO/id/100463
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L1989-17_AV0005, AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta
- Extent:
- 19:05
- Original Collection:
- Box 0037
Southern Labor Archives
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/433
AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department Records (L1989-17) - Contributing Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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