Spies of Mississippi : the true story of the spy network that tried to destroy the civil rights movement / by Rick Bowers.

Author
Bowers, Rick, 1952- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
Description
vii, 120 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Summary note
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission compiled secret files on more than 87,000 private citizens in the most extensive state spying program in U.S. history. Its mission: to save segregation.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-116) and index.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN
  • 9781426305955 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781426305962 (reinforced)
  • 1426305966 (reinforced)
  • 1426305958 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009018944
OCLC
320187237
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