Texan Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement

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

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Henry B. Gonzalez

Who was the first Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare?

• Barbara Jordan

• Hector Garcia

• Michelle Obama

• Oveta Culp Hobby

Who started CORE and organized "Freedom Rides" to protest segregation?

• Rosa Parks

• James Farmer

• LeBron James

• Hector Garcia

Who was the first African American woman from the south to serve in the U.S. Congress?

• Olveta Culp Hobby

• Beyonce

• Jane MacCallum

• Barbara Jordan

Who led the women's suffrage movement in Texas?

• Dora the Explorer

• Jane McCallum

• Hector Garcia

• Rosie the Riveter

Who served in U.S. Congress for over 35 years and was one of the most influential Hispanic-Americans of the 20th Century?

• Pancho Villa

• Hector B. Gonzalez

• Barbara Jordan

• James Farmer

What influential Mexican-American started the American G.I. Forum?

• Hector Garcia

• Canelo Alvarez

• Oveta Culp Hobby

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Who was an important NAACP leader that was involved in several important court cases, including Sweat vs Painter?

• Lulu Belle Madison

• Serena Williams

• Jane McCallum

• Hector Garcia