Which of the following was NOT a way in which Mexican American leaders fought social segregation in Texas? a. They formed organi
zations to fight discrimination. b. They fought school segregation through lawsuits. c. They ran for office in the Texas legislature. d. They fought against affirmative action rights.
Affirmative action rights is a new term that is used in the United States of America and is a big effort to equalize the opportunities that minorities had in comparission with other races, in this case hispanic and african american have affirmative actions rights to enter universities and other opportunities in education, scholarships and employment. Because of that the Mexican american leaders didn´t fight against social segregation in Texas.
The conservative faction of the Republican Party was larger than its Progressive faction in Congress. The conservatives, or “Old Guard,” as they were called by the Progressives, were led by House Speaker Joe Cannon and Senator Nelson Aldrich.
