Voter registration

AFSCME Legislation and Political Education Department Records

jruss — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:27:42 -0400

This collection focuses on the efforts of the Legislation and Political Education Department to establish programs within AFSCME, government agencies and alongside other unions and agencies. The Department's activities can be divided into five areas: legislation, political action, community affairs, relations with government agencies, and international affairs. Important subjects covered in this collection are the Hatch Act, voter registration, fund raising and contribution rules and regulations, and dues check-off.

Bumper sticker

gstrassel — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:11:16 -0400

Bumper sticker distributed by the UAW in southeast Michigan during the 1968 elections season.

Register to vote flyer

gstrassel — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:27:24 -0400

Top part of a flyer advocating people in metro Detroit register to vote. Distributed by the Michigan Register and Vote Committee. From the UAW Community Action Program (CAP) Department Records.

(11543) Voter Registration Drive, 1950s

eclemens — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:20:14 -0500

Members of Northern California UAW Locals work a voter registration booth at a county fair, Location Unknown.

(12364) Phone Bank for Get Out the Vote, Detroit, 1972

scaloia — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:06:32 -0400

Members of Council 77, Detroit, Michigan, make phone calls during a Get Out the Vote drive, 1972. On the far left is Flora Walker.

(25421) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:26:58 -0400

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), addresses thousands of activists and supporters as the “Meredith March Against Fear” draws to a conclusion on the lawn of the State Capitol.

The Meredith March Against Fear takes its name from James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi and a student at Columbia Law School, who organized a 220 mile long walk from Memphis, TN to Jackson MS to encourage African Americans to register to vote. On June 6, the second day of the walk, he reached Hernado, MS and was shot in the back by a sniper. Upon hearing of the assault, civil rights campaigners from across the country rushed to Mississippi to finish the march in his name.

(25422) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:25:09 -0400

Whitney Young addresses participants in the “Meredith March Against Fear” at its conclusion on the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi.

(25423) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:23:32 -0400

Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture), chairman of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), addresses participants in the “Meredith March Against Fear” at its conclusion on the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi.

(25424) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:19:55 -0400

Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture), chairman of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), directs participants in the Meredith March Against Fear towards the Mississippi State Capitol.

(25425) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:17:41 -0400

An unidentified African American man leans on the top of a car decorated with American flags during the “Meredith March Against Fear.”

(25426) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:12:03 -0400

Members of the Detroit NAACP carry a banner as the “Meredith March Against Fear” makes its way into Jackson, Mississippi. Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers, stands at left.

(225427) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:06:59 -0400

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads the "Meredith March Against Fear” into Jackson, Mississippi. Mrs. Coretta Scott King holds his hand. UAW president Walter Reuther stands at her right.

(25428) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:04:26 -0400

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads the “Meredith March Against Fear” into Jackson, Mississippi. On his arm is his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King.

(25497) Dr. Martin Luther King, Portrait, Selma, Alabama, 1965

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:24:17 -0400

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), speaks with unidentified men during during a drive for federal protection of voting rights, Selma, Alabama.

(25899) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:59:07 -0400

A color snapshot of the “Meredith March Against Fear” as it makes its way towards Jackson, Mississippi.

The Meredith March Against Fear takes its name from James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi and a student at Columbia Law School who organized a 220 mile long walk from Memphis, TN to Jackson MS in an effort to encourage African Americans to register to vote. On June 6, the second day of the walk, Meredith reached Hernado, Mississippi and was shot in the back by a sniper. Upon hearing of the assault, civil rights campaigners from across the country rushed to Mississippi to finish the march in his name.

(25900) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:57:16 -0400

A color snapshot of the “Meredith March Against Fear” as it makes its way towards Jackson, Mississippi.

(28278) Ethnic Communities, Latin American, Voter Registration, 1992

eclemens — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:09 -0400

Gloria Ross, a volunteer deputy registrar, registers Victoria Belemares to vote inside of Xochi’s Gift Shop in Southwest Detroit.