Spies of Mississippi : the true story of the spy network that tried to destroy the civil rights movement / by Rick Bowers.
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic,
[2010]
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "Text design by Eva Absher"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 120 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience: | 1290 |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist, 2011. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-116) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781426305955 1426305958 9781426305962 1426305966 |