Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement

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Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement

by Rick Bowers

ISBN: 9781426305962

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. Reproductions of selected documents. Bibliography. Quote sources. Index. Black-and-white photo insert.

 

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  • ISBN: 9781426305962
    JLG Level: NM : Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
    Publisher: National Geographic
    Page Count: 128
    Trim Size: 6" x 9"
    Dewey Classification: 323.1196/0
    Accelerated Reader: Level: 10.1, Points: 4
    Lexile: Level: NC1290L
    Awards & Honors: YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist, 2011; Children's Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Children's Choices - Best Books of 2011, Special Interests, History; Booklist2011 Top 10 Books for Youth, Black History;
    Genre: Nonfiction.
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