Level A Lesson Plans: Segment 3

Level A - Segment 3   "Justice for my People: The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story"

1. Ten thousand sympathizers of south Texas melon growers marched to _____________________________ for a rally.
   1. Corpus Christi
   2. Washington D.C.
   3. Austin
2. After being appointed chairman of the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Vicente Ximenes telephoned the management of Frito-Lay to discuss negative Mexican-American stereotypes, specifically,
   1. ChiChi Rodriguez.
   2. The Frito Bandito.
   3. The Taco Bell Chihuahua.
3. On October 26, 1967, Dr. Garcia made history by
   1. stopping the use of the Frito Bandito commercial.
   2. being appointed to go to Venezuela by the President.
   3. being the first American to address the United Nations in a language other than English.
4. _____________ presidents were at the Hispanic conference in El Paso.
5. T       F        Young Mexican Americans in the 1960's who wanted social change could join Chicano groups such as La Raza Unida.
6. T       F        Lyndon Johnson ran for a third term as President of the USA.
7. T       F        In some parts of Corpus Christi, there were rules that stated only Anglos could live there.
8. Integration of schools in the Corpus Christi school district was achieved by
   1. busing students.
   2. writing textbooks in both English and Spanish.
   3. moving Mexican American families into Anglo neighborhoods.
9. In March 1984, Dr. Garcia was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by
   1. President Lyndon Johnson.
   2. President John Kennedy.
   3. President Ronald Reagan.
10. T       F        Dr. Garcia died on July 26, 1996.