Level C Lesson Plans: Segment 2

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

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1. T       F        The Bracero program was started during WW II as a way to supply laborers from Latin America to farms in the United States.
2. T       F        During the 1950's, Congress wanted to keep the Bracero program because it was seen as a means of maintaining good relationships with Latin America.
3. What happened as a result of the lawsuit that was filed against the Driscoll, Texas, school board?
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4. In 1954, the US Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Pete Hernandez of Edna, Texas, because
   1. he really wasn't guilty.
   2. the jury that convicted him was all Anglo, therefore discriminatory.
   3. he wasn't read his Miranda Warning by the police when arrested.
5. Why was the poll tax a difficulty for so many Mexican Americans?
   1. Many didn't really care about voting.
   2. The tax was used to translate the ballot into Spanish.
   3. For those at the poverty level, paying $1.75 was very expensive.
6. The American GI Forum Queen was chosen by
   1. how fancy and expensive her dress was.
   2. her academic record.
   3. her ticket sales.
7. Why do you think that the Garcia family decided to move to an all-Anglo upscale neighborhood in Corpus Christi during the late 1950's?
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8. The American GI Forum supported John Kennedy in 1960 because
   1. he was a Catholic.
   2. he was handsome.
   3. he promised that he would appoint Mexican Americans to important political positions.
9. Hector Garcia, Jr. died in 1962
   1. while playing baseball in Corpus Christi.
   2. by falling down stairs in Mexico.
   3. by drowning in Acapulco, Mexico.
10. President Lyndon Johnson's job as a teacher in Cotulla, Texas
    1. demonstrated the natural superiority of Anglos.
    2. provided him with reasons to start the Great Society's War on Poverty Program.
    3. was in the 1940's.
11. T       F        President Johnson's civil rights agenda focused primarily on the problem and needs of African Americans.
12. President Johnson's lack of support for reform for Mexican Americans caused
    1. the President to state that Texas should be returned to Mexico.
    2. him to have barbecues on his ranch every weekend.
    3. Dr. Garcia to state that Mexican Americans in Texas owed more allegiance to their country (the United States) rather than to Texas.