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Gr 6-10 Bowers draws upon archival material, supplemented with his own extensive research, to document the activities of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a Civil Rights-era state agency that disseminated segregationist propaganda and used Soviet-style methods to spy upon, harass, and harm those who challenged white supremacy. He describes how the Commission, formed in 1956 in reaction to the "Brown v. Board of Education" Supreme Court decision, recruited a wide network of spies and informants, and conspired with elected officials and state and local law enforce...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

An intriguing complement to such books as Hoose's Claudette Colvin (rev. 3/09) and Partridge's Marching for Freedom (rev. 11/09), Spies of Mississippi takes a good look at how the supporters of segregation—in the form of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission—gained and enforced their considerable power. From its founding by Governor J. P. Coleman in 1956 through the 1960s, the commission fought, both overtly and covertly, to keep segregation ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This intriguing book looks at how the supporters of segregation--in the form of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission--gained and enforced the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A compelling and fast-paced read, in part because the information seems so incredible. Rick Bowers’s writing has a stron...Log In or Sign Up to Read More