Civil Rights Movement in Texas

The video covers the history of African American rights in Texas, starting with emancipation in 1865. It discusses the initial recognition of rights in the 1869 Constitution, the rise of Jim Crow laws, and the legal and social challenges faced by African Americans. The narrative highlights key figures and events in the civil rights movement, including legal victories in the Supreme Court and the passage of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. The video concludes with the political progress marked by influential figures like Barbara Jordan.

What significant event took place in Texas on June 19, 1865?

• The announcement of freedom for enslaved people

• The signing of the Civil Rights Act

• The establishment of Jim Crow laws

• The beginning of the Civil War

What did the Texas state constitution of 1869 recognize?

• The end of segregation

• The establishment of public schools

• The rights of African American men to vote and serve in office

• The right to own property

What were Jim Crow laws primarily designed to do?

• Promote racial integration

• Enforce racial segregation

• Provide equal voting rights

• End discrimination in education

What was one legal form of discrimination faced by African Americans?

• Poll taxes

• Right to bear arms limitations

• Prohibition of assembly

• Freedom of speech restrictions

What role did black colleges play in the African American community?

• They were centers for political campaigns

• They created a learned African American middle class

• They were exclusive to white students

• They focused on agricultural education

Who was Juanita Craft and what was her contribution?

• A teacher who founded black colleges

• A politician who passed the Civil Rights Act

• An organizer who spread the NAACP message in Texas

• A Supreme Court judge who ruled against segregation

What was James L. Farmer Jr.'s role in the civil rights movement?

• He was a Supreme Court justice

• He organized the Congress of Racial Equality

• He was a Texas governor

• He founded the NAACP

Which legal case helped open primaries to black voters?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Smith v. Allwright

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

What was the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• It made Jim Crow laws illegal

• It legalized segregation

• It restricted voting rights

• It established new taxes

Who was the influential African American Texan woman who entered Congress?

• Harriet Tubman

• Barbara Jordan

• Sojourner Truth

• Rosa Parks