Civil Rights and Consonservatism

Which Texan was the first African American from a southern state to serve in the U.S. Congress after her service in the Texas State Senate?

• Olveta Culp Hobby

• Kay Bailey Hutchinson

• Barbara Jordon

• Ann Richards

The law that sought to end discrimination in the U.S. on the basis of race, religion, gender, or national origin was called the.....

• Civil Rights Act of 1944

• Civil Rights Act of 1954

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Civil RIghts Act of 1974

How do the actions of Hector Garcia characterize the age of Civil Rights and Conservatism?

• His founding of the American G.I. Forum led to expanded rights and liberties for Hispanic Americans.

• His long service as leader of the Republican Party in Texas led to an expansion of conservatism in government.

• His introduction of numerous education bills to Congress led to expanded educational opportunities for minorities.

• His actions as the U.S. Postmaster General led to greater diversity and recognition of ethnic groups and women on stamps.

Which Texan was the first African American from a southern state to serve in the U.S. Congress after her service in the Texas State Senate?

• Oveta Culp Hobby

• Kay Bailey Hutchison

• Barbara Jordon

• Ann Richards

Oveta Culp Hobby was considered the first women to:

• Create the Red Cross
• Start the WAC or Women's Auxillary Corp
• Save the forest from destruction
• Founded CORE

What was the final outcome of the Brown vs Board of Education lawsuit?

• Separate was not equal and integration must begin by law

• Separate but equal was upheld and segregation continued

• Only schools in northern states had to integrate

• Only schools with enrollment about 2000 have to integrate

NAACP and CORE used nonviolent protests to fight segregation. Which of the following are examples of nonviolent protests? Click all that apply.

• Boycotts

• Sit-Ins

• Riots

• Destroying property

Who was the first African American female elected to the Texas State Senate in 1966?

• Barbara Jordan

• Billary Clinton

• Nancy Pelosi

• Ann Richards

the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people

• passive resistance

• discrimination

• segregation

• boycott

Why did many Americans move to the suburbs after World War II?

• Factories were closing because they were no longer needed to make war supplies.

• Houses were inexpensive, and new highways made travel easier.

• The government made people who had not helped with the war move away from the city.

• The suburbs were expensive and people wanted expensive things.