PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. The Sibley commission is linked to Brown v. Board of Education. In 1950, the Brown v.
Detailed explanation-2: -Commonly known as the Sibley Commission, the committee was charged with gathering state residents’ sentiments regarding desegregation and reporting back to the governor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sibley recommended that the state accept the federal decision to desegregate the schools despite the commission’s findings. In January of 1961, Governor Vandiver introduced a bill that accepted the Sibley Commission’s recommendations for desegregation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sibley Commission found that 60% of Georgians would rather close schools than integrate them. The Sibley Commission was created to study the issue of integration. The leader of the commission, John Sibley, did not want to integrate schools.
Detailed explanation-5: -In response to the Brown v. Board decision, Georgia passed legislation requiring the closing of public schools that had been forced to integrate by court orders and their conversion to private schools.