[ 8.2 ] The Civil Rights Movement. Learning Objectives Describe and identify key leaders of civil...

[ 8.2 ] The Civil Rights Movement


Learning Objectives

• Describe and identify key leaders of civil rights movements in Texas.• Compare the civil rights struggles of Mexican Americans and African Americans in

Texas.• Understand the significance of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.


Key Terms

• civil rights• Lulu Belle Madison White• primary elections• Barbara Jordan• Dr. Hector P. Garcia• Raymond L. Telles• Henry B. González• James Farmer

African Americans Fight for Rights

During World War II, many African Americans served honorably in the United States armed forces. Though U.S. troops were segregated, the military offered young African Americans some new opportunities. However, when they returned home, especially to southern states, they faced the same old prejudices and discrimination. Biased Jim Crow laws and strict segregation limited African Americans’ freedoms and access to economic and educational opportunities. As a result, African Americans across the nation began to demand civil rights. Civil rights are the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all United States citizens.


• Early Struggles for Civil Rights• The Court Upholds Civil Rights• Government Leaders Resist Change• African Americans Win Elections


Lulu Belle Madison White was a civil rights activist and leader of the NAACP in Texas.


Analyze InformationHow did civil rights activism in the mid-1900s change Texas political involvement over time?

Mexican Americans Fight for Change

African Americans were not the only Texans who had to fight for their civil rights. Mexican American leaders in Texas fought against widespread discrimination to secure their own civil rights.


• Organizing for Action• Fighting Unfair Treatment• Mexican Texans Unite• Political Firsts and Cultural Pride


Dr. Hector Garcia created the American G.I. Forum in 1948. This organization worked to extend rights to Hispanic American veterans.

Civil Rights Spread

The southern states were not alone in facing racial problems. Bias against minority groups was common across the United States. The fight for civil rights became a national movement. Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shared a vision for the future in his “I have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in 1963. Thousands of people—including many Texans—flooded into the nation’s capital to show their support for civil rights reforms. That same day, civil rights protesters in Texas marched on the state capitol.

Civil Rights Spread

• One Person, One Vote• Movements Become Acts• Women Fight for Equal Rights• American Indians Seek Civil Rights• Civil and Equal Rights

Civil Rights Spread

Texan James Farmer founded CORE to work for civil rights. This 1964 photographs shows Farmer (center, with sign) and other CORE supporters at a civil rights demonstration in New York City.

Civil Rights Spread

Analyze DiagramsDid the peaceful methods used by both movements lead to success? Explain the reason(s) why.

Quiz: African Americans Fight for Rights

What was the main issue in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education?

A. whites-only neighborhoodsB. whites-only primary electionsC. segregation in the militaryD. segregation in public schools

Quiz: Mexican Americans Fight for Change

The “Viva Kennedy” campaign was an effort to encourage Mexican Americans to do what?

A. voteB. create artC. serve on juriesD. use the Aztec language

Quiz: Civil Rights Spread

What was the purpose of the “one person, one vote” rule?

A. to prevent minorities from votingB. to keep minorities from holding public officeC. to make rural votes more important than city votesD. to stop rural whites from controlling the legislatures

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