Civil Rights Quiz

Which president signed both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Kneily Stewart

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Lester Maddox

Who was the first woman elected to the Texas State Senate, the first African American from the South elected to Congress, and the first woman to represent Texas in the United States Congress?

• Lulu Belle Madison White
• Barbara Jordan
• Jane McCallum
• Ovetta Culp Hobby

The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded by which Texan?

• James Farmer

• Hattie Brisco

• Heman Sweatt

• Lulu Madison Belle White

The Mexican American civil rights movement began in 1929 with the creation of the _____________________. This group addressed segregation, discrimination, and political representation as well as poverty in the Hispanic community.

• Mexican American Legal and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

• Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO)

• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Who was the first Hispanic to serve as a San Antonio city councilman, Texas state senator, and was the first Hispanic Texan to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives? His political career encouraged more Hispanics to become involved in politics.

• James Farmer

• Hector P. Garcia

• Henry B Gonzalez

• Lulu Belle Madison White

Which court case determined that segregation of Mexican American students in Texas was illegal?

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• Edgewood v. Kirby

• White v. Regester

The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• 15th amendment

• Jim Crow laws

The gentleman responsible for establishing the American G.I Forum was

• Hector P Garcia

• Henry B Gonzalez

• Lulu Belle Madison White

• James Farmer

-Supreme Court case in which justices agreed that qualified African Americans must be admitted at the University of Texas School of Law

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Sweatt v. Painter

• Sherman Antitrust Act

The ______________was established to help all veterans gain access to the services white Americans had. It was established in response to the discrimination faced by Mexican American soldiers in getting medical services, burial services, education, and basic civil rights.

• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

• American G.I. Forum

• Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO)

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)