Independent Lens Spies of Mississippi (Season 15, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Documentary

Independent Lens

Spies of Mississippi (Season 15, Episode 11)

TV Episode | Documentary

The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission's role in the civil rights movement, including the integration of the University of Mississippi and the trial of Medgar Evers.

Director

Dawn Porter

Writers

Rick Bowers | Jeffrey Dinsmore | Lois Vossen

Producers

Jen Kaczor | Risa Morimoto | Dawn Porter

Cinematographers

Francisco Aliwalas | Jesse Beecher | Hannah Gregg | Chris Hilleke

Editor

Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 10, 2014

Release date

Feb 10, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 46 wins & 74 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Margaret Black Self Self See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Rick Bowers Self Self See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Kenneth Dean Self Self See fewer	Rings (2017)
Ralph Eubanks Self Self See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Lawrence Guyot Self Self See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Edwin King Self Self See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Robert Luckett Self Self See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Neil R. McMillen Self (as Neil McMillen) Self (as Neil McMillen) See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Jerry Mitchell Self Self See fewer	Take It Back
Bob Moses Self Self See fewer	Freedom on My Mind (1994)
Janet Moses Self Self See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Bennie Thompson Self - Mississippi Congressman (as Rep. Bennie Thompson) Self - Mississippi Congressman (as Rep. Bennie Thompson) See fewer	2020 Democratic National Convention (2020)
Stanley Tucci Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Hollis Watkins Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
William Winter Self Self See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)