Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement
Illustrator
Eva Absher
Publisher
National Geographic
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781426305955
Pages
120 pages
Genre
nonfiction
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
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.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
NC1290L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Race discrimination; racism; prejudice
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Awards
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, 2011, Finalist
100 Magnificent Children's Books, 2010 Non Fiction
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011 Special Interests
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2010
Booklist Top 10 Black History Books for Youth, 2011
Keywords
African Americans civil rights; civil rights movement; race relations; segregation; politicians; spying
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bowers, Rick, "Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement" (2010). Diverse Families. 316.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/316