Poll power : the Voter Education Project and the movement for the ballot in the American South / Evan Faulkenbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulkenbury, Evan, author.

Series:

Justice, power, and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voter registration--Southern States.

Voter registration.

Civil rights movements--Southern States.

Civil rights movements.

Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council).

Southern States.

Physical Description:

200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Voter Education Project and the movement for the ballot in the American South

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Creating and sustaining a social movement costs money. In the early 1960s, after years of grassroots organizing, civil rights activists convinced non-profit foundations to donate in support of voter education and registration efforts. One result was the Voter Education Project (VEP), which formally began in 1962, showed far-reaching results almost immediately, and organized the groundwork that eventually led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Though local power had long existed in the hundreds of southern towns and cities that saw organized civil rights action, the VEP was vital to converting that power into political motion. Evan Faulkenbury offers a much-needed explanation of the crucial role philanthropy, outside funding, and tax policy can play in the lifecycle of social movements"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index.

ISBN:

9781469651316

1469651319

9781469652009

1469652005

OCLC:

1052386483

Publisher Number:

99980890839