Texan Civil Rights Leaders

Hector Garcia fought against discrimination for Mexican Americans.

• True
• False

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:
* 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 did Oveta Culp Hobby become the director of during World War II?

• Women's Army Corps

• Civil Rights

• Jim Crow Laws

• Nothing because she is a clever little genius girl.

Which organization was founded by Hector P. Garcia?

• CORE
• NAACP
• American GI Forum
• LULAC

What was the purpose of the American GI Forum?

• Protect the rights of war veterans and Hispanics
• End segregation
• Support voting rights for women
• End bus segregation

Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• JFK (John F. Kennedy)
• MLK (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
• LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson)
• James P. Farmer

How did the actions of Hector Garcia contribute to helping Mexican Americans during the Civil Rights movement?

• He found the American G.I Forum and led to expand rights for Hispanic Americans
• He created bills that increased educational rights for Hispanics
• He became the first Hispanic mayor of El Paso and led the fight for Civil Rights

Who was the first African American Women to be elected to the US Senate?

• Ovetta Cupp
• Barbara Jordan
• Kay Bailey Hutchison
• Ann Richards

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

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Abraham Lincoln

• Lyndon Johnson

• Richard Nicon