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Mid-Term Flashcards
Flascards for mjy History Mid-Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| James Farmer | Created congress of raical equality |
| Hector P. Garcia | founded the American GI Forum |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson | Sighned Civil Rights Act in 1964 |
| Susan B. Anthony | Quaker who fought for womans suffrage |
| Thurgood Marshall | Civil Rights Leader who was a Supreme Court Justice |
| African Amaericans | 2nd Largest Minority Group in Texas |
| Hispanics | Expected to have the highest increase in population thourgh 2015 |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Made it illegal for public places to discrinate based on race |
| Poll Tax | tax that charged poeple to vote, blacks could not pay in many cases |
| House Bill #72 | origination of "No Pass No Play"rule |
| Maquiladoras | U.S assembly plants south of the Mexican border |
| Robin Hood Play | Law passed in 1993 requiring wealthier schools to share money with poorer districts |
| Boycott | When a government stops trade with another government |
| Legislative Branch | Branch of government that makes law |
| Executive Branch | Branch of government that carries out the law |
| Judical Branch | Branch of government that decideds if laws are fair |