A civil rights organization founded in New York that fought for civil rights for African Americans.

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An election that selects candidates to run in the later general election. More than one candidate from each party can run in this election.

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Primary elections established in the 1920s in Texas in which African Americans were excluded from voting.

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Civil rights organization founded in Corpus Christi in 1929 to help Mexican Americans fight unfair treatment.

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A musical form with lyrics that often reflected the difficulties people faced in life.

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Items purchased for personal use.

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Father of the East Texas oil fields (the 1930s).

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Program initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to fight the Great Depression.

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A system to provide payments to retired citizens and benefits for unemployed workers.

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Vice president under FDR from 1933-1941.

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U. S. Congressmen who became Speaker of the House. He served in government for almost 50 years.

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Helped establish the Texas Workforce Commission which gives Texans information about available jobs and distributes payments to unemployed workers. He also created the retirement system for teachers and a state old-age pension program.

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Writer of folktales and stories about Texas.

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One-hundredth anniversary.

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Invented a drill bit that could drill through very hard rock, allowing producers to reach previously unavailable oil reserves.

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Shares of ownership in a company.

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A severe global economic slowdown in the 1930s.

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Governor of Texas who opposed government programs such as unemployment relief because they claimed that it would destroy individuals’ self-reliance.

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Places run by charitable organizations where people can come for a free meal when in need of assistance.

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Lines of people waiting to receive free food.

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Paper money.

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Proportionate division or distribution.

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Parts of the southern Great Plains in which dust and drought ruined crops and killed thousands of cattle during the 1930s.

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