Images of Modern America: 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.  Experience each decade predating the birth of the Crusade’s inception in 1956, and see how the many faces of Jim Crow still exist today. The book provides many instances of the dedication and commitment of the men and women, who helped shape not only Richmond’s politics but also Virginia’s government with the likes of L. Douglas Wilder, Dr. William Ferguson Reid, Chuck Richardson, Ruth Tinsley, and Ethel T. Overby.  Despite efforts to suppress minority voter turnout, the Richmond Crusade for Voters thrived at motivating voters to participate in local, state, and national elections.  In 2016, the Richmond Crusade for Voters celebrated 60 years of empowering and educating voters.  Dr. Kimberly A. Matthews wants her work will bring to light a small portion of the trials and triumphs of the African American experience.  Her goal is to engage and educate a new generation to the sacrifices of our ancestors and to encourage a continued quest for empowerment and equality for all. 

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