When
March 21, 2018 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Where

*James Branch Cabell Library, Room 250*
901 Park Ave., Richmond, Va. 23284 <https://maps.google.com/maps?q=901 Park
Ave., Richmond, Va. 23284>
Description

Kimberly Matthews, Ph.D., presents her book, *The Richmond Crusade for
Voters* (Arcadia Press, 2017). The book details a comprehensive history of
the Richmond Crusade for Voters, an activist group created to fight voter
suppression. A book-signing will follow the talk.

The event is free and open to all. Parking is available for a fee in the West
Broad Street <http://www.maps.vcu.edu/monroepark/broadstdeck/>, West Main
Street <http://www.maps.vcu.edu/monroepark/wmainparking/> and West Cary
Street <http://www.maps.vcu.edu/monroepark/carystdeck/> parking decks. For
special accommodations, or to register offline, please call the VCU
Libraries Events Office at (804) 828-0593.
About the Author

Kimberly Matthews, Ph.D., serves as a professor in VCU LEAD
<https://lead.vcu.edu/>, a living-learning program at Virginia Commonwealth
University for undergraduate students interested in leading professional
and civic organizations. She is also active in the Richmond Crusade for
Voters, a voter education and registration organization founded in 1956 in
response to efforts to suppress minority voter turnout. During a stint as
editor-in-chief of the organization’s newsletter, Matthews loved to delve
into the group’s history and shine a light on overlooked figures who had
fought for voting rights.
About the Book

The Richmond Crusade for Voters, founded in 1956 to directly oppose Massive
Resistance and the Stanley Plan, has served the city of Richmond for 60
years. Despite efforts to suppress minority voter turnout, the Richmond
Crusade for Voters thrived at motivating voters to participate in local,
state and national elections. The organization was skilled at mobilizing
African American voters, and its purpose, then and now, is to increase the
voting strength of the citizens of Richmond. The Richmond Crusade for
Voters provides a pictorial history of one of the nation's most influential
voter education and voter registration organizations through vintage and
contemporary images.

Read more about Matthews' research for her book.
<https://news.vcu.edu/article/An_interview_with_Kimberly_Matthews_about_the_past_and_present>


https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/kimberly-matthews.html


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Ray Bonis
Senior Research Associate
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
901 Park Ave. VCU Box 842033
Richmond, VA 23284-2033

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