TX - 8.2 - Civil Rights

Which of these is the best summary for the Civil Rights movement?

• an effort to end racial discrimination and segregation
• business leaders creating more jobs to improve the economy
• women protesting for their right to vote [known as suffrage]
• police and fire fighters recruiting civilians to help them

Who is described as:
* Mexican-American WWII veteran
* creator of the American GI Forum
* pushed for the equality of ALL veterans

• Hector P. Garcia
• James L. Farmer
• Lulu Belle Madison White
• Barbara Jordan

Who is described as:
* one of the founders of CORE - the Congress of Racial Equality
* an organizer of the "Freedom Riders"

• James L. Farmer
• Hector P. Garcia
• Lulu Belle Madison White
• Barbara Jordan

Who is described as:
* first woman elected to the TX state Senate
* first African American from the South elected to Congress
* strong supporter of Civil Rights

• Barbara Jordan
• Lulu Belle Madison White
• Ladybird Johnson
• Rebekah Jones

What do these 3 civil rights leaders have in common?

[From left to right: Lulu Belle Madison White, Hector P. Garcia, James Farmer]

• They all fought for the political and social rights of minorities living in Texas

• They all worked to segregate public schools

• They all held violent protests in Washington D.C.

• Together, they created the company known as Texas Instruments

Which of these gives the best summary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
[Hint:  it was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson and supported by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]

• it ended discrimination based on race and ended segregation of public places
• it required students of different races to attend different schools
• it increased the pay for all government employees
• it forced people of different religions and cultures to live in separate neighborhoods

The Supreme Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education primarily dealt with what important part of society?

• schools
• health care
• taxes
• religion

In which direction did the "Freedom Rides" travel?

• North to South

• East to West

• South to North

• West to East

How did the Civil Rights movement [and particularly the Voting Rights Act of 1965] affect voting in the U.S.?

• it INCREASED the number of African Americans who voted
• it REDUCED the number of Hispanics who chose to vote
• it LOWERED the voting age from 21 to 16, so more people could vote
• it RAISED the voting age up to 24 [when most people were getting married back then]

Which of these statements about LULAC is TRUE? [this group was originally established in Corpus Christi in 1929]

• it was created to help Hispanics gain political, economic, and social power

• it worked for the integration of public places

• it worked against the segregation of "Mexican Schools" in Texas

• ALL of these answers are true