VIP’s of the Civil Rights movement

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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VIP's of civil rights movement

by Hannah Edwards

The American v. The French President

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BPW International

by Cathy Savioz

VIP’s of the Civil Rights movement

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, in office from 1963 to 1969.

He served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 and assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Raymond L Telles

He was also the first Hispanic appointed as a U.S. ambassador.

Raymond L. Telles Jr. was the first Mexican-American Mayor of a major American city, El Paso, Texas.

Barbara Jordan

A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.

Barbara Charline Jordan was an American lawyer, educator and politician who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

Hector Garcia

Garcia became the first Mexican American recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Héctor Pérez García was a Mexican American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran.

Lulu Belle Madison White

In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Su Lulu Belle Madison White was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. btopic

james Farmer

American civil rights activist who, as a leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), helped shape the civil rights movement through his nonviolent activism

James Leonard Farmer Jr. was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement

James A Baker

He served as White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan

James Addison Baker III is an American attorney, statesman, and political figure.

Raul A. Gonzalez JR.

Noted for years of service as a judge in the state of Texas

Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr., the first Hispanic appointed or elected to statewide office in Texas, was born March 20, 1940, and graduated from Weslaco High School in 1959.

Oveta Culp Hobby

Oveta Culp Hobby was the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first director of the Women's Army Corps,

Oveta Culp Hobby was the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health,

Bill Clements

William Perry Clements Jr. was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as Governor

In 1978 Texas elected Bill Clements as the first Republican governor

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