Oil has made a great number of impacts on Texas and its social economy. The discovery of oil helped grow many places, start many jobs and towns. It has also helped people in the lower class and helped people in the upper class. Overall, oil has changed Texas. So the radio station, asks, what are the topics that help create a social change the most? The three most important social changes oil brought to Texas in the 1900s are that they, changed the payment for minorities, brought better education, and even brought great football teams.
Oil has changed the payment and social economy of minorities. Oil booms created jobs for African-Americans and Mexican-Americans. Because they couldn’t work in the oil fields, they would do the unskilled type of work. Such as “clearing land, doing laundry, cooking, washing up in cafes, cleaning houses and buildings, and carrying baggage.” Because of this, African-Americans and Mexican-Americans would come to oil
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Oil was discovered in 1926 in Wink, Texas, this caused Wink to set foot on the map. Now before this Wink, Texas did not exist. So this brought a major change to the economy. Soon Wink had a population of 3,500 people. Then two years later, it was 6,000 people. This caused schools to grow and this event led to better football teams. The oil companies not only helped fund the football teams, but they also helped recruit players. The Wink football team had 12 wins and 0 loses. This caused community pride, which brought more and more people to Wink.(Doc. D) Before Wink was nothing, but then suddenly Wink became a growing community. This was all because of the finding of oil. So after oil was found, the oil helped build a high school, and also helped fund the football team. The Wink football team was one of the best teams in Texas, having 12 wins and 0 loses. This made more people come to Texas. So in the end, Oil brought Wink and a great football team to