Justice of the Supreme Court
President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court in 1981. She previously had served as a member of the state senate in Arizona and as a judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. She served as a Supreme Court justice for over two decades, until her retirement in January, 2006.
The first challenges can be traced back to Civil War times, when a majority of German immigrants in Texas took a stand by the Union's cause which was certainly unpopular in the region.
Also, During World War I, Germany became an enemy of the United States which translated into a growing hostility towards immigrants. This situation made it remarkably difficult for them to assimilate American culture while maintaining their roots.
During that period many German-Texan families had to go as far as to change their family name (for example from Schmidts to Smiths). Some institutions even suffered the same fate, like the German Cemetery located in Houston, which became Washington Cemetery.
After the war, tensions continued to grow when Gov. William Hobby vetoed appropriations for the German department at The University of Austin Texas in 1919.
It took until the 1950s and 60s for german-culture celebrations to start reemerging in the area.
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Many resisted slavery in a variety of ways, differing in intensity and methodology. Among the less obvious methods of resistance were actions such as feigning illness, working slowly, producing shoddy work, and misplacing or damaging tools and equipment. Breaking tools, feigning illness, staging slowdowns, and committing acts of arson and sabotage--all were forms of resistance and expression of slaves' alienation from their masters. Running away was another form of resistance.
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The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. This expands democracy by extending the franchise to women. The 15th Amendment had already given the franchise to black men in 1870.
