Civil rights/Texas leaders flashcard

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Which statement would best summarize Farmers's views?

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wanted blacks to withhold their support to end segregation

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What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

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Lyndon Johnson

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Who did the Voting Rights Act give authority to oversee elections?

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Federal Government

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What era in history is represented in the article? Options: Progressivism, WWll, Cold War, Civil Rights

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Civil Rights

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First woman to represent Texas in Senate-Longest Speaker of the House-First African American woman in U.S. House of Representatives. Options: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Rayburn, Baraba Jordan; Ann Richards, John Nance Gardner, Barbara Jordan; Barbara Jordan, Sam Rayburn, Kay Bailey Hutchinson; Kay Bailey Hutchison, LBJ, Barbara Jordan

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Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Rayburn, Baraba Jordan

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Classify: Henry B Gonzalez, Barbara Jordan, Sam Rayburn, Kay Bailey Hutchison

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Political Leaders of Texas

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The logo represents

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organization that supported civil rights for minorities

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This organization was founded by an African American and is best known for supporting the rights of African Americans. Options: CORE, LULAC, American GI Forum, Boy Scouts of America.

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CORE

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This organization was founded by a Mexican American and is best known for supporting the rights of Mexican American. Options: LULAC, NAACP, American GI Forum, C.OR.E

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American GI Forum

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Due to efforts of NAACP, LULAC, American GI Forum and C.O.R.E, what has changed?

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laws of the US are more fair and less biased than they were