- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sibley Commission
- Creator:
- Huff, Christopher Allen
- Date of Original:
- 2006-06-22
- Subject:
- Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on Schools
Segregation in education--Georgia--Atlanta
School integration--Georgia--Atlanta
School integration--Massive resistance movement--Georgia
Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Education--Georgia
Education--Georgia
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia
Civil rights--Georgia
Federal-state controversies--Georgia
Federal-city relations--Georgia--Atlanta
Intervention (Federal government)--Georgia
Race relations
Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race discrimination--Georgia--Atlanta
Racism--Georgia--Atlanta
Freedom of speech--Georgia
Prayer--Georgia
Atlanta Public Schools
Public schools--Georgia--Atlanta
School closings--Georgia
Atlanta (Ga.)--History--20th century
Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government--20th century
Georgia--History--20th century
Georgia--Politics and government--20th century
Government, Resistance to--Georgia--History--20th century - People:
- Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Sibley, John A. (John Adams), 1888-1986 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Sibley Commission. In 1960 Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr., forced to decide between closing public schools or complying with a federal order to desegregate them, tapped state representative George Busbee to introduce legislation creating the General Assembly Committee on Schools. Commonly known as the Sibley Commission, the committee was charged with gathering state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and reporting back to the governor. The report issued by the Sibley Commission laid the foundation for the end of massive resistance to desegregation in the state and helped avoid a showdown between Vandiver and the federal government.
GSE identifier: SS8H11 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/sibley-commission/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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