Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Virginia Voters League
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 12, 2020
1. Virginia Voters League Marker
Inscription.
Virginia Voters League. . The Virginia Voters League, founded in 1941 and headquartered in this neighborhood of Petersburg, was a federation of local organizations that advocated for African American voters. Professor Luther P. Jackson (of what is now Virginia State University), together with attorneys Robert H. Cooley Jr. and Raymond J. Valentine and educator James P. Spencer, organized the League, which allied itself with the NAACP and other civil rights organizations. The group educated its constituents about the rights of citizenship, promoted poll-tax payment and voter registration, and assuaged new voters' anxieties, leading to an increase in voter participation among African Americans.
The Virginia Voters League, founded in 1941 and headquartered in this neighborhood of Petersburg, was a federation of local organizations that advocated for African American voters. Professor Luther P. Jackson (of what is now Virginia State University), together with attorneys Robert H. Cooley Jr. and Raymond J. Valentine and educator James P. Spencer, organized the League, which allied itself with the NAACP and other civil rights organizations. The group educated its constituents about the rights of citizenship, promoted poll-tax payment and voter registration, and assuaged new voters' anxieties, leading to an increase in voter participation among African Americans.
Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number QA 29.)
Location. 37° 13.456′ N, 77° 24.283′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is on South Avenue east of Halifax Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 547 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
