Independent Lens · SEASON 15
Spies of Mississippi
Episode 11 · 2014-02-10
- Documentary
Episode overview
The story of the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, a secret agency created by the state during the 1950s to spy on its citizens and maintain segregation. Included: remarks from author Rick Bowers ("Spies of Mississippi"); civil rights activists Margaret Block, Lawrence Guyot, Bob Moses and Hollis Watkins; Rev. Ed King, author Neil R. McMillen ("Dark Journey"); journalist Jerry Mitchell; Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.); and former Mississippi governor William Winter.
60 minutes
Season 15 episodes
1. The Graduates - The Girls2013-10-28
2. The Graduates - The Boys2013-11-04
3. Indian Relay2013-11-18
4. Young Lakota2013-11-25
5. Playwright: From Page to Stage2013-12-16
6. Jiro Dreams of Sushi2013-12-23
7. How to Survive a Plague2013-12-30
8. At Berkeley2014-01-13
9. Blood Brother2014-01-20
10. The State of Arizona2014-01-27
11. Spies of Mississippi2014-02-10
12. Las Marthas2014-02-17
13. All of Me: A Story of Love, Loss, and Last Resorts2014-03-24
14. Medora2014-05-31
15. Brother's Hypnotic2014-03-17
16. The Trials of Muhammad Ali2014-03-24
17. Muscle Shoals2014-03-31
18. A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The New York Times2014-04-07
19. Let the Fire Burn2014-04-14
20. God Loves Uganda2014-05-05
21. The New Black2014-06-16
