Spies of Mississippi

Synopsis

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 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.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Dawn Porter
Writing	Writer	Rick Bowers
Production	Producer	Dawn Porter Risa Morimoto
	Consulting Producer	Kathy Slobogin
	Executive Producer	Martina Haubrich
	Co-Producer	Summer Damon
Editing	Editor	Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez
Department	Role	Name

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