James A. Baker, III

Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr.

Barbara Jordan

Raymond L. Telles

Lauro Cavazos

Henry B. Gonzalez

Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr.

Raymond Telles

James A. Baker, III

John B. Connally, Jr.

Henry Gonzalez

Ann Richards

Olveta Culp Hobby

Kay Bailey Hutchinson

Barbara Jordon

Ann Richards

spending for education in Texas

creating new educational standards

giving pay raises to teachers in Texas

raising the cost of college tuition in Texas

It allowed civil rights leaders a place to publish opinion polls.

It provided advertising for struggling civil rights organizations.

It helped to create job opportunities for minorities at news stations.

It informed the public about issues and events related to the movement.

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People need to be informed to make valid decisions.

People should know what they can watch on television.

Newspapers need to write stories that increase subscribers.

Advertising brings in millions of dollars in revenue for newspapers.

Buying a car

Taking a vaction

Voting for public officials

Participating in a protest march

To serve on a jury

To enlist in the military

To obtain a driver's license

To shop at local businesses

the government stays a representative democracy

the state still has a governor

the government still has the power to tax

the government building stays in Austin

Jobs were created in Texas to support the military.

Military bases in Texas were closed to save money.

Women went to work in defense factories in Texas.

Families moved to Texas to work on military bases.

She was the first woman to sing a leading role with the Metropolitan Opera and served as a U.S. Goodwill Ambassador to nations across the world.

At the age of fifty-two, she devoted her life to encouraging young girls. She founded the Girl Scouts and established a national headquarters in Washington. At her death, there were troops in every state.

She was a forerunner in the newly emerging field of photojournalism and was the first female to be hired as such. She was the first photographer for Fortune magazine and the first Western photographer allowed into the Soviet Union.

A journalist, business leader, and public servant, she formed and led the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during the Second World War. She was appointed the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare — the second woman to hold a cabinet post.

Equality for men and women

Freedom to drive at the age of eighteen

Public access to the state capitol at all times

Guaranteed admission into a public university

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Evangelical political leaders have incorporated their faith into the way they lead.

Evangelical political leaders have lost the influence they have had in the decades

prior to the 1970s.

Evangelical political leaders believe religious convictions should be separated from

political decisions.

Evangelical political leaders introduced religious values for the first time associated

with the founding of the nation.

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Medgar Evers

James Farmer, Jr.

Hector P. Garcia

Martin Luther King, Jr.

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

His founding of the American G.I. Forum led to expanded rights and liberties for Hispanic Americans.

His long service as leader of the Republican Party in Texas led to an expansion of conservatism in government.

His introduction of numerous education bills to Congress led to expanded educational opportunities for minorities.

His actions as the U.S. Postmaster General led to greater diversity and recognition of ethnic groups and women on stamps.