Spies of Mississippi : the true story of the spy network that tried to destroy the civil rights movement /
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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| Physical Description: | vii, 120 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-116) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781426305955 1426305958 9781426305962 (reinforced) 1426305966 (reinforced) |