PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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To see what would happen first with integration in other Southern states, such as Tennessee, North Carolina, etc., then make a decision
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To rapidly start integration in GA, basically as soon as possible
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To hold-off on integration until the Supreme Court gave their opinion
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To allow each district to decide whether or not to begin integration.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sibley Commission recommended that local school systems be allowed to decide if they would act by a probable court order to integrate public schools or if they would close them.
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: -Sibley Commission In 1960, a commission was formed by Atlanta banker John Sibley that held public hearings to see how Georgians felt about integration. The Sibley Commission found that 2 out of 3 Georgians would rather see schools closed that integrated.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.