Main Idea: African and Mexican Americans won important Civil Rights in the 1950s and 1960s
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| Texas History Fort Burrows 18.2 - The Civil Rights Movement Main Idea: African and Mexican Americans won important Civil Rights in the 1950s and 1960s. Vocabulary: civil rights - rights due to ALL United States citizens under the Constitution primary election - is one in which voters choose the candidates segregation - separation of people by their race G.I. Forum – group formed to fight against unfair treatment of Mexican-Americans Setting the Scene: Sweatt v. Painter 1950 Heman Marion Sweatt wanted to attend the law school at the University of Texas. He met all of the qualifications. Yet the school rejected him. It denied him entry because he was African American. The Texas Constitution required separate schools for white and black students. They were called “separate but equal” systems, but the schools for African Americans were not equal. In Sweatt’s case, he did not have the option to attend a law school for African Americans. There was no such school in the state. Texas officials realized they were in violation of the state constitution. They quickly created a separate law school. The school did not have its own books. It did not have its own teachers. It was “separate” from the University of Texas law school. But was it EQUAL ? African Americans in Texas Directory: cms -> lib09 -> TX01000550 -> Centricity -> Domain -> 880 880 -> Us history Super staar 131 Facts! Fort Burrows 880 -> Main Idea: In writing the Constitution, Americans drew on ancient traditions, Enlightenment ideas, and their own experience 880 -> Us history Fort Burrows The Nation Grows and Prospers 1790 1825 880 -> Main Idea: President Jackson showed the strength of his will in his fight with the Bank of the United States 880 -> Us history Fort Burrows Review Chapter 12 w/Yellow Answers 880 -> 10. 5 The War of 1812 Main Idea 880 -> Conquistador – ‘conquerors’ tribute – ‘payment of food & valuables’ 880 -> Main Idea: Spain’s conquest, exploration, and colonization of the Americas brought wealth to some and tragedy to others 880 -> The American Revolution 1775 1783 1 Fighting Begins in the North read pgs 166-172 880 -> Vocabulary: Battle of Bull Run – first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia in 1861 Share with your friends:
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