Memory Texas Civil Rights: PeopleVersión en línea Match the individuals to their accomplishments por Kelly Copeland Texas Senator (1949-1961) Vice-President to JFK (1961-1963) 36th President of the US (1963-1969) Supported the "Great Society" Publicity chairman for the Better Schools Amendment to the Texas Constitution Active in the League of Women Voters Texas Secretary of State under Governor Moody Lyndon B. Johnson Raul Gonzalez Jr. 1st commanding officer of the Women’s Army Corps in WW2 1st woman to wear a Colonel’s uniform in the U.S. Army Raymond Telles Sandra Day O' Connor 1st African American woman elected to the Texas Senate 1st African American woman from the South elected to Congress Barbara Jordan 1st Hispanic to serve on the Texas Supreme Court (1984-1998) Served as the city attorney for Houston and the assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District James Farmer Fought for the right to vote, equal pay, and desegregation of public facilities in Texas President of the Houston Chapter of the NAACP (active in NAACP 1930s-40s) Hector P. Garcia 1st Mexican American to be elected to the United States Senate His time in congress reflected support for Great Society legislation and the Civil Rights Act Henry B. Gonzalez 1st woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court Oveta Culp Hobby Lulu Belle Madison White Founded CORE Organized FREEDOM RIDES to peacefully protest for desegregation of public transportation Founded American G.I Forum Fought in WWII 1st Hispanic mayor of El Paso (1957-1961) Other Duties: Ambassador to Costa Rica, U.S.-Mexican Border Commission, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Jane McCallum
