Lulac

LULAC, MAYO, MALDEF all tried to gain rights for

• African Americans

• Women

• Mexican Americans

• Asian Americans

This group fought to expand voting rights to Spanish-speaking Americans and had its beginnings in Corpus Christi, Texas.

• NAACP

• LULAC

• CORE

• Texas Congress

Created the GI Forum and was a leader for LULAC.

• Hector P. Garcia

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Raul A. Gonzalez

• Henry B. Gonzalez

First Mexican American mayor of major city in the U.S. (El Paso); First Hispanic U.S. Ambassador.

• Raymond L. Telles

• Henry B. Gonzalez

• Hector P. Garcia

• Raul A. Gonzalez

Which was the main activist group for Mexican Americans?

• NAACP

• Tejano Organization for Equality

• LULAC

• SNCC

What was the goal for groups like the NAACP and LULAC?

• argue for new laws in the workplace

• support rights for Blacks and Hispanics

• improve relations with countries in Africa and South America

• campaign for the end of immigration quotas

LULAC was founded in which year?

• 1929

• 1935

• 1942

• 1950

What does LULAC stand for?

• League of United Latin American Citizens

• League of Universal Latin American Communities

• League of United Latino American Communities

• League of Universal Latino American Citizens

LULAC primarily advocates for the rights of which group?

• African Americans

• Asian Americans

• Mexican Americans

• Native Americans

Where was LULAC founded?

• Los Angeles, California

• Corpus Christi, Texas

• Miami, Florida

• Phoenix, Arizona