Impact of school desegregation edicts is measured and compliance theory is discussed. Existing research is examined concerning coercion required to produce compliance with school desegregation guidelines in 31 Georgia school districts. Journal available from Southern Political Science Association at the office of publication, 107 Peabody Hall,…

An interpretive overview of Georgia's response to the 1954 school desegregation decision is presented. The study, approached historically, concludes that massive resistance to desegregation crumbled in the state in large part due to forces within the state. It is argued that the public's commitment to public education was stronger than its support…