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In September of 1900, a hurricane would hit the city of Galveston and would cause 8,000 fatalities. This was a category 4 hurricane and homes and businesses all over the city were demolished. -
As the Mexican Revolution was taking place during this time, Battle of Ciudad Juárez became the second largest battle of the Mexican Revolution. The United States Army protected the city of El Paso, Texas. -
Texas adopted the 19th amendment in 1919 and was the first southern state to do so. Texas passed this amendment which allowed women to vote in national elections. This amendment only allowed white women to vote, while black women still were unable to. -
Ma Ferguson became the first woman governor of Texas. Her husband, Jim Ferguson, was governor in 1914 and was impeached during his second term. -
Tensions between Whites and African Americans were at an all time high during this time period. In Beaumont, Texas a White woman had accused an African American man of raping her. More than 2,000 workers and bystanders marched down to City Hall and began rioting. Many African American citizens were assaulted, as they were ransacking the town and more than fifty were injured. -
Heman Sweatt who was an African American man applied for the University of Texas Law School. He was denied because of his race, they then stated they would admit him in a separate but equal facility for African American Students only. Sweatt v. Painter was a United States Supreme Court case that challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine that was established in 1896. The school was then ordered to accept Sweatt as a student. -
In May of 1954, the Supreme Court ruled the "separate but equal" doctrine to be unconstitutional as it violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Schools were then required to desegregate. One of the first cities to comply was San Antonio, Texas. -
35th president of the U.S., John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he was driving through Dallas, Texas on a parade route. His wife, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy was sitting beside him in a 10-mile motorcade. Lee Oswald was the one who allegedly fired three shots from a nearby building that ended up taking John F. Kennedy's life. -
Ann Richards was born in Lakeview, Texas in 1933. She later became the second female governor of Texas in 1991. While she was governor she reformed the Texas prison system. She increased prison space which would allow for more inmates as the population was growing and also established a substance abuse program that would help inmates. -
George W. Bush grew up in Texas. He went on to become the 46th governor of Texas in 1994 and was elected president in 2000. While governor he increased education funding and helped reform the criminal justice system. -