Huff, Christopher Allen
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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.
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- African Americans
- Atlanta
- Atlanta (Ga.)
- Atlanta Public Schools
- Civil Rights
- Discrimination
- Discrimination In Education
- Education
- Federal City Relations
- Federal State Controversies
- Freedom Of Speech
- Georgia
- Georgia. General Assembly. Committee On Schools
- Government
- Government, Resistance To
- History
- Intervention (Federal Government)
- Law And Legislation
- Massive Resistance Movement
- Politics And Government
- Prayer
- Public Schools
- Race Discrimination
- Race Relations
- Racism
- School Closings
- School Integration
- Segregation In Education
- Sibley, John A. (John Adams), 1888 1986
- Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918