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

By Rick Bowers

Publisher National Geographic Imprint National Geographic ISBN

9781426305962

Awards and 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;

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

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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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AR Level 10.1 AR Points 4.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey 323.1196/0730762 Title alpha Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement Category Nonfiction Middle Pages Count 128 Genre Nonfiction Topics Segregation. Civil rights. Mississippi state government. Corruption. Espionage. Lexile NC1290L Trim Size 6" x 9" JLG Span Spring Language English Publication date 2009-12-31 JLG Release Date Apr 2010 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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