Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., began to participate in voting rights issues, coining the well-known phrase “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” as part of its effort to register black voters. The slogan"A Voteless People is a Hopeless People" is a slogan still used in Alpha Phi Alpha's continuing voter registration campaigns.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Education for Citizenship program evolved through mass meetings, ratio talks, plays, pageants, displays of placards, and the tagging of individuals. In the 1930's, many African-Americans had the right to vote, but were prevented from voting because of poll taxes, threats of reprisal, and lack of education about the voting process.
