PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the public was evenly divided over the issue of integration
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the majority of the public was against integrating public schools
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an overwhelming majority of the public supported integration
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though the public generally supported integration, legislators did not
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sibley Commission found that 2 out of 3 Georgians would rather see schools closed than integrated. As a result, the commission recommended that each local district decided the desegregation matter for itself.
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: -In 1960, the Sibley Commission was created to determine Georgia’s consensus about school integration and report back to the governor. John Sibley presented the committee’s report, which recommended desegregation. In August 1961, Atlanta schools were officially desegregated (pictured).
Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement about the findings of the Sibley Commission is correct? Roughly 60 percent of Georgians supported closing public schools rather than integrating.