The Impact Of Social Changes On Texas

A man with nothing, became a man with something overnight. Not just something, but a millionaire beyond his wildest dreams, just because he found a black, liquid substance. Texas would have never imagined that it would have one of the biggest money making industries in the world. As of 1901, that all became true when the first big spot of oil was found changing people's lives in an instant. All of this, caused many social changes for Texas. Many of which impacted a lot of people, and maybe even everyone. Out of the many social changes that occured, there is three that had the most impact on Texas. Divorce rates, new job opportunities, and football are all social changes that impacted and made a difference for Texas.
The most important social change to Texas was opportunities it gave to African Americans and Mexican Americans to get jobs and education. Before the oil boom in business and towns, Mexican and African Americans always were stuck with the super low paid
In the mid 1920s oil started to be found in the towns Winkler, Ector and Midland. By the divorce rates, you can really see how oil had an impact on families and marriages. When oil was found, the divorce rates when racing up, like in Ector, in 1928 a huge oil boom happened and the divorce rates went from 19.4 to 47.7 percent. This not only happened in Ector, but in all the other towns too. There could be many reasons why the rates when up, like greediness, work, or travel. But at the end of the day, it was caused by the oil boom. (Doc. B) Divorce can shockingly, cause a big impact on people. It can cause a big impact on a family. But with divorce rates of 47.7, it will be more than just one family being affected. As we can see, oil and jobs were becoming more important than familys, causing tension and a negative effect on Texas. Oil did cause many good things, but it also led to some very bad, like the whole change on families and