American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana

18pp, 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. with corner staple (small dampstain at bottom running through entire document, scattered discoloration, some edgewear).

Internal memorandum issued to Regional Chairman, Regional Secretary, State Conference Presidents, Executive Secretaries, Field Secretaries, and Voter Registration Committee Chairmen from John M. Brooks, Director, and Kelly M. Alexander, Chairman, of the Richmond, Virginia, NAACP Voter Registration Committee. Memo emphasizes the importance of municipal elections to local voters and as a launching point for the promotion of the NAACP Voter Registration Education Program, including the "Practical Politics Program" which will teach individuals "to be alert to the gimmicks the power structure uses to dilute Negro and liberal white votes in many areas of our country." Among the "gimmicks" identified are gerrymandering, poll tax laws, financing and pitting two Negro candidates for election against one another, and slow down tactics at the registrar's office. Additionally, the memo indicates the "Political Action Program will teach Negroes the full meaning of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the economic Opportunity (Anti-Poverty) Act." Subsequent pages list "Municipal Elections Being Held in 1965 in Cities Over 10,000 in Region II" as well as "State and County Elections 1965."

[With:] Printed NAACP Membership Card identified to Mr. Marcelle Lewis of the Bronx, New York. 1962-63. Approx. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. folded for mailing, 5 1/2 x 7 in. opened.