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Spies of Mississippi (2014)
TV-PG
53 min | Documentary

Spies of Mississippi (2014)

TV-PG

53 min | Documentary

Spies of Mississippi tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation and maintain white supremacy. The anti-civil rights organization was hidden in plain sight in an unassuming office in ...See moreSpies of Mississippi tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation and maintain white supremacy. The anti-civil rights organization was hidden in plain sight in an unassuming office in the Mississippi State Capitol. Funded with taxpayer dollars and granted extraordinary latitude to carry out its mission, the Commission evolved from a propaganda machine into a full blown spy operation. How do we know this is true? The Commission itself tells us in more than 146,000 pages of files preserved by the State. This wealth of first person primary historical material guides us through one of the most fascinating and yet little known stories of America's quest for Civil Rights. Written by Dawn Porter See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Ross Barnett Self - Mississippi Governor 1960-1964 (archive footage) Self - Mississippi Governor 1960-1964 (archive footage) See fewer
Margaret Block Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
R.L. Bolden Self - Investigator, Day Detective Agency Self - Investigator, Day Detective Agency See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Rick Bowers Self - Author, 'Spies of Mississippi' Self - Author, 'Spies of Mississippi' See fewer	How Superman Defeated the KKK (2015)
Fannie Chaney Self - Mother of James Chaney (archive footage) (as Fannie Lee) Self - Mother of James Chaney (archive footage) (as Fannie Lee) See fewer
James P. Coleman Self - Mississippi Governor 1956-1960 (archive footage) Self - Mississippi Governor 1956-1960 (archive footage) See fewer
Ralph Eubanks Self - Mississippi Native / Author, 'Ever Is a Long Time' Self - Mississippi Native / Author, 'Ever Is a Long Time' See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Percy Greene Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Lawrence Guyot Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	M.F.D.P. (2010)
Horace H. Harned Jr. Self - Member, Mississippi Sovereignty Commission Self - Member, Mississippi Sovereignty Commission See fewer	Spies of Mississippi (2014)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - President of the USA 1963-1969 (archive footage) Self - President of the USA 1963-1969 (archive footage) See fewer	Spartamerika
Paul Johnson Self - Mississippi Governor 1964-1968 (archive footage) Self - Mississippi Governor 1964-1968 (archive footage) See fewer
Robert F. Kennedy Self - United States Attorney General 1961-1964 (archive footage) Self - United States Attorney General 1961-1964 (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Edwin King Self - Civil Rights Activist (as Rev. Ed King) Self - Civil Rights Activist (as Rev. Ed King) See fewer	Freedom Summer (2014)
Martin Luther King Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
John Lewis Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) See fewer	John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
Robert Luckett Self - Assistant Professor of History, Jackson State University Self - Assistant Professor of History, Jackson State University See fewer	An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (2013)
Neil R. McMillen Self - Professor Emeritus, University of Southern Mississippi Self - Professor Emeritus, University of Southern Mississippi See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Jerry Mitchell Self - Investigative Reporter, The Clarion-Ledger Self - Investigative Reporter, The Clarion-Ledger See fewer	Take It Back
Bob Moses Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	Freedom on My Mind (1994)
Janet Moses Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Nathan H. Schwerner Self - Father of Michael Schwerner (archive footage) Self - Father of Michael Schwerner (archive footage) See fewer
Bennie Thompson Self - U.S. Representative, Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District (as Rep. Bennie Thompson) Self - U.S. Representative, Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District (as Rep. Bennie Thompson) See fewer	2020 Democratic National Convention (2020)
Hollis Watkins Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	American Experience (1987)
William Winter Self - Mississippi Governor 1980-1984 Self - Mississippi Governor 1980-1984 See fewer	The Toughest Job: William Winter's Mississippi (2014)