United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Huff, Christopher Allen2006-06-22Encyclopedia 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: SS8H11text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on SchoolsSegregation in education--Georgia--AtlantaSchool integration--Georgia--AtlantaSchool integration--Massive resistance movement--GeorgiaDiscrimination in education--Law and legislation--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican Americans--Education--GeorgiaEducation--GeorgiaAfrican Americans--Civil rights--GeorgiaCivil rights--GeorgiaFederal-state controversies--GeorgiaFederal-city relations--Georgia--AtlantaIntervention (Federal government)--GeorgiaRace relationsAtlanta (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th centuryRace discrimination--Georgia--AtlantaRacism--Georgia--AtlantaFreedom of speech--GeorgiaPrayer--GeorgiaAtlanta Public SchoolsPublic schools--Georgia--AtlantaSchool closings--GeorgiaAtlanta (Ga.)--History--20th centuryAtlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government--20th centuryGeorgia--History--20th centuryGeorgia--Politics and government--20th centuryGovernment, Resistance to--Georgia--History--20th centurySibley CommissionText