Question

Choose the FOUR statements that CORRECTLY describe information related to the Sibley Commission.
A The Sibley Commission was created to study the issue of desegregation.
B The Sibley Commission was created as a result of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
C The Sibley Commission was formed by the Federal government.
D The leader of the Sibley Commission- John Sibley- did not want to integrate public schools in Georgia.
E The Sibley Commission resulted in Georgia public schools being integrated immediately in 1961.
F The findings of the Sibley Commission did not affect private schools.

Answer 1

Correct answers: A, B, D, F.

Brief explanations:
- A — True. The Sibley Commission was created to study public opinion and recommend policy on school desegregation in Georgia.
- B — True. It was formed (1960) in the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education and the ensuing pressure to desegregate.
- D — True. John Sibley chaired a commission that favored local option and delaying or avoiding integration; the commission’s work reflected resistance to forced integration.
- F — True. The commission was charged with public-school policy and its formal findings addressed public schools; private schools were not the commission’s jurisdiction.

False statements:
- C — False. The commission was a Georgia state commission (created by the governor), not a federal body.
- E — False. Its report did not produce immediate, statewide integration of Georgia public schools in 1961; integration proceeded slowly and unevenly.