9.6 The Civil Rights Movement and Texas

Who were the important people in the Civil Rights Movement mentioned in the text?

• Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and César Chávez

• Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass

• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams

What did the Civil Rights Movement lead to the end of?

• Segregation

• Slavery

• Colonization

Fill in the blank: The Civil Rights Movement led to the right to vote in the _________.

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil War

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

In Texas, there used to be (a)   schools, restaurants, and public places for different races.

• integrated

• separate

• mixed

• unified

Who was the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate?

• Rosa Parks

• Barbara Jordan

• Maya Angelou

• Harriet Tubman

Hector P. Garcia worked hard for _______ American civil rights in Texas.

• Mexican

• African

• Asian

• Native

True or False: The Civil Rights Movement taught us the importance of treating everyone fairly.

• True

• False