Level B Lesson Plans: Segment 2

Level B - Segment 2   "Justice for my People: The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story"

Name:____________________________________________________________

1. T       F        The Bracero program was started in 1920 to bring in cheap Mexican laborers to pick cotton on farms in the United States.
2. T       F        In Texas during the early 1950's, students with Hispanic surnames were often placed in pre-first grade classes for up to three years, even if they could speak English.
3. T       F        The case of Pete Hernandez versus the State of Texas eventually resulted in Mexican Americans being able to serve on juries in Edna (Jackson County) Texas; Hernandez's murder conviction was also overturned.
4. In 1954, how much was the poll tax? ____________________________________________________________
5. The American GI Forum Queen Contest began because
   1. there were too many pretty girls, so another contest was needed.
   2. they needed to make money.
   3. many Mexican American girls were not able to enter Anglo-only contests at their schools.
6. Dr. Garcia and his wife had
   1. three boys and one girl.
   2. three girls and one boy.
   3. no boys and three girls.
7. What was unique or different about the Lamar Park neighborhood in Corpus Christi that the Garcias moved into during the late 1950's? ________________________________________________________
8. What did the John F. Kennedy presidential campaign want the American GI Forum to do?
   1. to make signs
   2. to vote for his opponent
   3. to organize Mexican Americans voters for Kennedy
9. In 1960, _______________ was elected President of the United States.
   1. Bobby Kennedy
   2. John F. Kennedy
   3. Dr. Hector Garcia
10. What important political step did Kennedy make regarding Mexican Americans?
    1. He ignored them.
    2. He appointed Dr. Garcia to a national position.
    3. He sent Dr. Garcia to Cuba.
11. T       F        Dr. Hector Garcia was the first Mexican American to represent a President of the United States.
12. What personal event happened to the Garcia family in July 1962? _______________________________________________________
13. How did Lyndon Johnson become President of the United States?
    1. The previous president quit.
    2. Johnson was elected by popular vote.
    3. He assumed the office when Kennedy was assassinated.
14. Dr. Garcia became angry with President Johnson because
    1. Johnson said that Texas was not worth fighting for.
    2. he felt that Johnson was paying more attention to the needs of Blacks (African-Americans) than Mexican Americans.
    3. President Johnson's first job was as a teacher in Cotulla, Texas.