Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network That Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement
by Rick Bowers
The Spies of Mississippi is a compelling story of how state spies tried to... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 21,974
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1290L
- ATOS Reading Level: 10.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 135869, 4.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 1951-
- Mississippi--Politics and government--1951---Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission--History
- Politics and government
- Civil rights
- States' rights (American politics)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- African Americans--Segregation--Mississippi--History--20th century
- Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century
- Mississippi--Politics and government--1951-
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission--History--Juvenile literature
- Mississippi
- Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- States' rights (American politics)--History--20th century
- History
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century
- States' rights (American politics)
- Mississippi--Race relations
- African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Segregation
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements
- Mississippi--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Segregation--Mississippi--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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Author Interviews 3
Nonfiction Award Finalist Speech, 2011, given by Rick Bowers
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Awards & Distinctions 1
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2023
Finalist, 2011
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