Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement. Rick Bowers
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bowers, Rick, 1952-
The spies of Mississippi : the true story of the spy network that tried to destroy the civil rights movement / by Rick Bowers. – 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-4263-0595-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) – ISBN 978-1-4263-0596-2 (library binding : alk. paper)
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4263-0736-2
1. Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission–History. 2. African Americans–Civil rights–Mississippi–History–20th century. 3. African Americans–Segregation–Mississippi–History–20th century. 4. States’ rights (American politics)–History–20th century. 5. Mississippi–Politics and government–1951-6. Mississippi–Race relations. 7. Civil rights movements–Mississippi–History–20th century. I. Title.
E185.93.M6B69 2010
323.1196’0730762–dc22
2009018944
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Version: 2017-07-05
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Growing Outrage, Growing Backlash
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With profound love and joy to Wynn, Neva, and Helen
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I wish to thank my wife, Wynn, for her constant support and dedication to this endeavor. The compelling images in this book are due to her expert and relentless research. Special thanks to National Geographic editor Nancy Feresten, who immediately recognized the power of the concept and steadfastly guided the progress of the work. A special