VIP's of the Civil rights movement
Lyndon B. Johnson
He was the 36th president from Texas
He signed the civil rights act and the voting rights act
Raul A. Gonzalez JR.
He was a judge in the state of Texas
He was also the first Hispanic appointed to statewide office in Texas
James A Baker
Served as chief and staff for Reagan and Bush
He was also the secretary of state from 1989-1992
James Farmer
James formed the committee of racial equality
He was in the freedom rides to end segregation
Lulu Belle Madison White
She stopped teaching and devoted all her time to NAACP
She was named the president of the houston chapter of NAACP
Bill Clements
He is the first republican governor since reconstruction
He owned the world's largest offshore drilling company
Oveta Culp Hobby
She formed an dled the WAC during WW2
And she was the second woman to hold a cabinet post
Hector Garcia
Fought for the hispanic rights.
He founded the american GI forum.
Barbara Jordan
She was the first african american woman from a southern state
She was a Texas state senate for the U.S. Congress
Raymond L Telles
He elected the first Mexican American mayor of El Paso
He was the chairman for Equal Employment Opportunity and Border Commission