SPIES OF MISSISSIPPIBIBLIOGRAPHY

C&I 454

Spring, 2011

SPIES OF MISSISSIPPI: THE TRUE STORY OF THE SPY NETWORK THAT TRIED TO DESTROY THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Written by Rick Bowers Published in January, 2010 by National

Geographic Publishers Target Age Range: 14+

RECONSTITUTING WHITENESS: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SOVEREIGNTY COMMISSION

Written by Jenny Irons Published in May, 2010 by Vanderbilt

University Press Target Age Range: 18+

RECONSTITUTING WHITENESS: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SOVEREIGNTY COMMISSION

In this book, Jenny Irons examines the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, including it’s tactics and legacy. Irons goes on to examine the state’s reaction to the civil rights era, notably the formation of the commission.

THE GHOST OF JIM CROW: HOW SOUTHERN MODERATES USED BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION TO STALL CIVIL RIGHTS

Written by Anders Walker Published in July, 2009 by Oxford University

Press Target Age Range: 18+

THE GHOST OF JIM CROW: HOW SOUTHERN MODERATES USED BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION TO STALL CIVIL RIGHTS

The author of this book examines the case of Brown v. Board of Education, and explains how the governors of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida tried to use this landmark case to stall the civil rights movement.

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: PEOPLE AND PERSPECTIVES

Edited by Michael Ezra and Peter C. Mancall Published in April, 2009 by ABC-CLIO Inc. Target Age Range: 14+

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: PEOPLE AND PERSPECTIVES

This book is meant for high school aged students who are interested in the work of the people involved in the Civil Rights movement. These “people” include people prior to the Martin Luther King, Jr. era, although he is included as well.

A TUGGING STRING: A NOVEL ABOUT GROWING UP DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA

Written by David Greenberg Published in October, 2008 Target Age Range: YA

A TUGGING STRING: A NOVEL ABOUT GROWING UP DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA A fascinating look at the Civil Rights Movement,

specifically the campaign to gain the vote for blacks in Selma, AL. The author, son of Jack Greenberg, a civil rights lawyer and director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund during the 1960s, provides a unique perspective on this time, wrapping actual events within a fictional story line. It centers around David's boyhood in Great Neck, NY, as he grows in understanding of the often-dangerous work his father does. Alternating chapters focus on Jack Greenberg's efforts in the South, the courageous individuals with whom he comes into contact (ranging from regular people to leaders such as Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King, Jr.), and the threats they all face daily

THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SOVEREIGNTY COMMISSION: CIVIL RIGHTS AND STATES’ RIGHTS

Written by Yasuhiro Katagiri Published in November, 2001 by University

Press of Mississippi Target Age Range: 18+

THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SOVEREIGNTY COMMISSION: CIVIL RIGHTS AND STATES’ RIGHTS

This books examines the commission closely, including documents that were made public in 1998. This work has helped to expose the commission for what it was – a department for political and social intrigue that infringed on individual constitutional rights.

MEDGAR EVERS

Written by Heidi Moore Published in December, 2005 by Heinemann

Publishers Target Age Range: 8-13

MEDGAR EVERS

Medgar Evers was an important civil rights leader and a famous African American. He grew up in the South in a time when African Americans faced different forms of inequality. One of the forms was segregation, which meant that African Americans were forced to use separate public buildings and go to separate schools.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Written by Amy Pastan & Primo Levi Published in July, 2004 by DK Publishing, Inc. Target Age Range: 9+

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

This is a short biography of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders. It tell of the struggles and triumphs of Dr. King. It further explains information regarding Civil Rights so that students can use the information in school assignments and reports.

FREEDOM RIDES: JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE

Written by James Haskins Published in September, 2005 by Just Us

Books, Inc. Target Age Range: YA

FREEDOM RIDES: JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE

The author movingly describes the sacrifice and bravery of the people who tested the series of Supreme Court decisions desegregating buses and trains in this readable look at the Freedom Rides and their legacy. Important individuals of the civil rights movement, such as James Farmer and Martin Luther King, Jr., are discussed, as are the unknown people who put their lives on the line in the name of justice and equality. Good-quality black-and-white photographs are scattered throughout.

THE MISSISSIPPI BURNING CIVIL RIGHTS MURDER CONSPIRACY TRIAL

Written by Harvey Fireside Published in November, 2002 by Enslow

Publishers, Inc. Target Age Range: YA

THE MISSISSIPPI BURNING CIVIL RIGHTS MURDER CONSPIRACY TRIAL

A straightforward, riveting account of the murders of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Mississippi in the summer of 1964 and the involvement of the Ku Klux Klan in the attempted cover-up. The roles of the people involved are clearly delineated-from the "elimination" order of the Klan imperial wizard to the law-enforcement officials who had been present at the murder scene, and, finally, the judge who dismissed most of the charges against the killers. How such blatant racism and legal corruption could have existed is explained in a thought-provoking discussion.