Abbreviation | ANVL |
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Formation | July 7, 1949 |
Dissolved | c. 1960s |
Type | Governmental |
Legal status | Organization |
Purpose | Black suffrage |
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Founders | A. T. Walden John Wesley Dobbs |
Co-chairs | John H. Calhoun Q. V. Williamson |
Affiliations | N.A.A.C.P. National Urban League |
The Atlanta Negro Voters League (ANVL) was an American bipartisan governmental organization. The organization was formed in 1949 by Republican A. T. Walden, and Democrat John Wesley Dobbs. The organization was created after the lynching of Robert Mallard. The organization’s goal was to increase the strength of the Black vote; they did this by performing sit-ins on historically Black colleges and universities.