Elbert Williams Voting Corner

Ann Arbor, MI
A community outreach scene inside a brightly painted community center featuring a colorful mural with the words “Community Center est. 1945,” “Unity in Action,” and “Justice • Community • Voting.” At a table covered in a pink cloth, two women wearing Elbert Williams Voting Corner (EWVC) shirts speak with a young attendee and another adult, sharing information and resources laid out across the table. In the background, additional community members move through the space, engaging with different tables. A small collage at the bottom shows a community discussion circle and a smiling selfie of two women, capturing moments of connection, organizing, and civic engagement. Text on the image reads: “We are the Elbert Williams Voting Corner.”

Elbert Williams Voting Corner (EWVC) is a community-rooted civic engagement movement that connects history to present-day action. Named in honor of Elbert Williams—one of the first known NAACP members killed for his work to secure voting rights—EWVC centers the truth that democracy has always required courage, protection, and collective effort.

We don't start or stop with voter registration—we’re about building informed, activated communities. Through storytelling, public education, and on-the-ground engagement, EWVC helps people understand how systems work, where they don’t, and how to move from awareness to action.

For activists, EWVC is a space to:

  • Ground organizing in historical truth and legacy
  • Share tools that make civic participation accessible and real
  • Build bridges across generations and lived experiences
  • Turn moments of crisis into sustained community power

At its core, EWVC is about this: honoring those who fought for the right to participate in democracy by making sure our communities are equipped, engaged, and ready to protect it today.

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