Virtual Tour of Texas’s Civil Rights Leaders
Student Name Class Period
Henry B. Gonzales
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/gonzalez.html, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000272
When did he start his public service career?
What accomplishment can be given to Henry B. Gonzales?
Copy a quote from the passage that describes Henry B. Gonzales.
Barbara Jordan
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=90 , http://www.beejae.com/bjordan.htm
When did Barbara Jordan capture the attention of the nation? Describe her actions.
Barbara Jordan’s life was very eventful. List two of her many accomplishments or contributions.
After she left government, what did she do?
Copy her picture and paste it in the box. Refer to Dot Comma.
James Farmer, Jr.
http://www.founders.howard.edu/commencement99/farmerJ.htm
or http://www.core-online.org/History/james_farmer_bio.htm
Describe James Farmer’s life. What jobs did he have? What was his vision for society?
What does the term "Big Four” mean? Why was he called this? What is the significance of this?
His vision began which organization? What was its purpose in the Civil Rights’ Movement?
What honor did he receive in 1998?
Hector P. Garcia
http://www.utmb.edu/drgarcia/ or http://www.justiceformypeople.org/drhector.html
Briefly describe Garcia’s childhood.
Visit this site: http://www.utmb.edu/drgarcia/community.htm
What is a poll tax? What was Garcia’s view on this tax?
What is “La Marcha” and what was their
primary concern?
Lyndon B. Johnson
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/Johnson/lbjforkids/main.htm
Nicknames:
Born:
Died:
Married:
Occupation:
One of Johnson’s greatest contributions was the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. What is the meaning of Civil Rights?
What happened to cause Johnson to become president of the United States?

List three examples of diversity and determination from the previous people.

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Updated 05/22/08