Digital Snapshots
The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Surveillance of Civil Rights Activists
Throughout the Civil Rights era, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission regularly surveilled black rights leaders who were either from Mississippi or traveling across the state for demonstrations and/or meetings. This exhibit highlights investigations and reports into civil rights leaders such as Medgar Evers and Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Memo from Hal C. DeCell to Ney M. Gore; July 22, 1957
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Memorandum from Zack J. VanLandingham to Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission; December 4, 1958
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Letter from Robert W. Pope to Zack VanLandingham; December 12, 1958
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Memorandum from Zack J. Van Landingham to Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission; December 30, 1958
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Field Report from Percy Greene to Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission; September 29, 1959
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Letter from Bob Thomas to Governor Ross Barnett; May 2, 1960
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Investigation Report from A. L. Hopkins to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission; March 23, 1964
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Investigation Report from Tom Scarbrough to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission; April 30, 1964
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Letter from W. Webb Burke to Willie V. Oubre; May 26, 1970