PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Sibley Commission
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Congress on Racial Equality
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-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 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. When Governor Vandiver ordered to close UGA because of forced integration, people changed their minds about closing down public schools.
Detailed explanation-5: -What was the immediate effect of the Sibley Commission’s recommendations? Georgia achieved some desegregation while keeping most schools segregated.