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Vip of the Civil Rights Movement

Lulu Belle Madison White

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

In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943.

Bill Clements

who served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Texas between 1979 and 1991.

William Perry Clements Jr. was an American businessman and Republican Party politician

Lyndon B Johnson

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

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

Hector Garcia

He was the first Mexican-American member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and was awarded the Medal of Freedom.

Héctor Pérez García was a Mexican American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.

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.

James Farmer

He pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Raul A Gonzalez Jr

As a Democrat, Gonzalez was appointed to the court by Governor Mark White in 1984 to replace the retiring Justice Charles Barrow.

Raul A. Gonzalez was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from October 8, 1984 to December 31, 1998.

Barbara Jordan

As a Democrat, Barbara 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.

Oveta Culp Hobby

first director of the Women's Army Corps, and a chairperson of the board of the Houston Post.

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

James A Baker

He served as White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan, and as U.S. Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.

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