Spies of Mississippi : the true story of the spy network that tried to destroy the civil rights movement

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

Author/creator	Bowers, Rick, 1952-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2010.
Description	vii, 120 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission--History --Juvenile literature. African Americans--Civil rights --Mississippi --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. African Americans--Segregation --Mississippi --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. States' rights (American politics)--History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements--Mississippi --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Mississippi--Politics and government --1951- --Juvenile literature. Mississippi--Race relations --Juvenile literature.

Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-116) and index.
Awards note	A Junior Library Guild selection
LCCN	2009018944
ISBN	9781426305955
ISBN	1426305958
ISBN	9781426305962 (reinforced)
ISBN	1426305966 (reinforced)
Stock number	Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com