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To refuse to buy or use particular goods or services as a form of protest
Boycott
A large, outdoor facility used to raise cattle
Feedlot
A political party founded by MAYO
La Raza Unida
Lyndon B. Johnson's plan of economic reform
Great Society
Integrated bus rides that went through segregated areas in order to draw attention to civil rights
Freedom Rides
A form of protest in which activists occupy a segregated business, interfering with the business's normal work
Sit-In
Group that worked for equal rights but also encouraged Mexican Americans to honor their heritage
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Period of fear and pursuit of suspected Communists
Red Scare
This organization placed an embargo on oil in 1973 that affected oil industries by raising prices, providing a boost to Texas's oil industry
Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Texas tidelands issue
A person who flees for safety, especially to a foreign country
Group formed by Dr. Hector P. Garcia that fought for Mexican American rights
American GI Forum of Texas
This case resulted in racial integration of Texas's colleges
Sweatt v. Painter
He created the integrated silicon circuit, which lead to the creation of personal computers, digital watches, and other devices
Jack Kilby
A residential community close to a city or town
Suburb
A group that used nonviolent protests to win access to public facilities for African Americans
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
This case required schools across the country to integrate racially
Brown v. Board of Education
Where most refugees in the '70s came from
South Vietnam
An open water storage area used to meet the water needs of one or more communities
Reservoir
James L. Farmer, Jr.
The first artificial satellite launched in 1957 that spurred the space race
Sputnik
Three laws that President Johnson supported:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act