Program to Increase Negro Voter Registration in South Announced in Atlanta
Mar. 28, 1962 - A program to increase Negro voter registration throughout the South was announced in Atlanta today. Major civil rights organizations have agreed to take part in the project. It will continue for at least two years and will be financed by initial foundation grants totaling $325,000. Among the organizations schedule to participate are the Congress of Racial Equality, the NAACP, the National Urban League, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Stud