Texas History Review Flashcards

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The Civil Rights Movement aimed to end and secure equal rights for minorities.

segregation

The Conservatism Movement promotes government, traditional values, and free markets.

limited

James L. Farmer Jr. co-founded and was a national civil rights figure.

CORE

Hector P. Garcia founded the American Forum.

G.I.

Lulu Belle Madison White was a leader in the Texas .

NAACP

Oveta Culp Hobby led the Women’s Corps.

Army

Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of .

1964

Jane McCallum was a women’s activist and Texas Secretary of State.

suffrage

LULAC stands for League of United American Citizens.

Latin

George W. Bush was a former Texas and U.S. President.

Governor

Rick Perry is the -serving Governor of Texas.

longest

Kay Bailey Hutchison was the first elected U.S. Senator from Texas.

woman

Barbara Jordan was the first Black woman from the in U.S. Congress.

South

Raymond L. Telles was the first Mexican American of El Paso.

mayor

Raul A. Gonzalez Jr. was the first on Texas Supreme Court.

Hispanic

James A. Baker III was a political to multiple U.S. Presidents.

advisor

Henry B. Gonzalez was the first Mexican American elected to the U.S. from Texas.

House

Plessy v. Ferguson legalized 'separate but ,' cementing racial segregation.

equal

Smith v. Allwright struck down all- primaries in Texas.

white

Delgado v. Bastrop ISD ended the segregation of American students in most Texas schools.

Mexican

Sweatt v. Painter forced UT Law School to admit a student.

Black

Brown v. Board of Education declared segregated schools .

unconstitutional

Hernandez v. Texas recognized Mexican Americans as a class protected under the Amendment.

14th

The Rights Act outlaws segregation and major forms of discrimination.

Civil

The Voting Rights Act removes barriers like tests and poll taxes.

literacy

The Fair Housing Act bans discrimination in practices.

housing