Question

1. how did the creation of the sibley commission by governor ernest vandiver serve as a strategy to manage the political conflict over school desegregation in georgia?

a. it immediately ended all segregation, satisfying civil rights activists.
b. it provided a gradual, decentralized approach that delayed full integration and appeased moderate segregationists.
c. it ruled that brown v. board of education did not apply to georgia, effectively nullifying the federal ruling.
d. it was designed to find legal ways to permanently close the state’s public school system.

1. the sibley commission determined that most georgians preferred which approach to the issue of public school desegregation?

a. immediate, full integration across the state.
b. maintaining the status quo of segregation at all costs.
c. allowing the local school districts the choice between closing schools or integrating them.
d. a constitutional amendment banning any further federal intervention in state education.

Explanation:

For question 4: The Sibley Commission was a strategy to delay full school integration in Georgia, using a decentralized, gradual approach to appease moderate segregationists while avoiding direct, immediate defiance of federal law. Options A is incorrect as it did not end segregation immediately; C is incorrect as it did not nullify Brown v. Board of Education; D is incorrect as it did not aim to permanently close public schools.
For question 5: The Sibley Commission's findings showed that most Georgians preferred letting local school districts choose between closing schools or integrating them, as a way to maintain local control over the desegregation process. Options A, B, and D do not align with the commission's determined preference.

Answer:

1. B. It provided a gradual, decentralized approach that delayed full integration and appeased moderate segregationists.
2. C. Allowing the local school districts the choice between closing schools or integrating them.