Civil Rights & Conservatism
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- Q1civil rights activist who urged Heman M. Sweatt to sue the University of Texas Law SchoolLulu Belle Madison White30s
- Q2first African American woman elected to the Texas state senateBarbara Jordan30s
- Q3astronaut who flew on several space shuttle missions and served aboard the International Space StationShannon Walker30s
- Q4first Mexican American elected to the Texas legislatureIrma Rangel30s
- Q5group founded by James L. Farmer, Jr. that used non-violent protest to win access to public facilities for African AmericansCORE30s
- Q6group formed by Dr. Hector P. Garcia to fight for equal rights for Mexican AmericansAmerican G.I. Forum of Texas30s
- Q7organization that sought equal opportunities in employment and education for womenNOW30s
- Q8Great Society program designed to give poor children a chance to start school on even footing with other childrenHead Start30s
- Q9worldwide organization of oil-producing countriesOPEC30s
- Q10ruled that African Americans had to be allowed to vote in primary electionsSmith v. Allwright30s
- Q11resulted in the racial integration of Texas's collegesSweatt v. Painter30s
- Q12declared that separate schools are not equalBrown v. Board of Education30s
- Q13ruled that the segregation of Mexican American children in Texas schools was illegalHernandez v. Driscoll CISD30s
- Q14What was the bitter dispute between the United States and the Soviet Union in the period following World War II called?the Cold War30s
- Q15What was the relationship between Lyndon B. Johnson and the civil rights movement?Passed civil rights legislation, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964.30s