Across
- 4. Required public school to integrate
- 5. Controversy that affected Texas politics by creating stronger competition between political parties
- 6. Texas leader who was the first Mexican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives
- 10. Lives of ______ were impacted by allowing them greater participation in politics, passage of Title IX, and Passage of Texas Equal Rights Amendment.
- 12. Fought for desegregation and Mexican American farm workers’ rights
- 14. Texan who founded the American GI Forum and later earned the American Medal of Freedom
- 18. In 1972, Texas activists helped pass the ____________, which granted Texas women the same legal rights as men
- 19. First Texas woman elected to the U.S. Senate and used federal funding to advocate for Texans' needs
- 20. Granted minorities access to public universities
Down
- 1. Ended segregation in Texas public schools
- 2. Which Mexican American artist uses bold colors to honor his Native American culture?
- 3. Because Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, congress passed the _______________.
- 5. a law created to protect students from facing gender discrimination from schools and universities
- 7. Woman who was a civil rights activist, President of the Houston NAACP, and educated minorities on voting rights
- 8. First African American woman elected to the Texas Senate and Served in U.S. Congress
- 9. Civil rights activist, Founded the Congress on Racial Equity (CORE), Encouraged nonviolent protests
- 10. Member of the first Apollo mission to carry a crew into space
- 11. Provided job opportunities for young adults
- 13. The launch of ______ satellite led to the U.S. increasing science and technology spending
- 14. Provided affordable housing
- 15. Provided health insurance for senior citizens
- 16. Legislation that President Johnson helped pass to contribute to the Civil Rights Movement\
- 17. Provided early childhood education