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03699aam a22004578i 4500 001 426EC71C662A11E88B2F7B1897128E48 003 SILO 005 20180602010015 008 180323s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017055004 020 $a 1612193412 020 $a 9781612193410 (hardcover) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E185.97.W75 $b P47 2017 082 00 $a 323.1196/0730904 $2 23 100 1 $a Perrusquia, Marc, $e author. 245 12 $a A spy in Canaan : $b how the FBI used a famous civil rights photographer to infiltrate the movement / $c by Marc Perrusquia. 246 30 $a How the FBI used a famous civil rights photographer to infiltrate the movement 260 $a Brooklyn : $b Melville House, $c 2017. 263 $a 1803 300 $a 349 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part 1. The assassination -- In the shadows -- A moment of peace -- Part 2. The discovery -- The agent's tale -- A bold photographer -- 'No angel' -- Into the shed -- Informant ME 338-R -- Part 3. The big break -- Up on the ridge -- The secret of the notes -- A tarnished badge -- An accusing finger: the Emmett Till case -- The breakthrough -- Part 4. Spying on the movement -- Assignment: tent city -- Tracking James Forman -- A prolific informant: Summer 1961 -- Communists, socialists, Black Muslims and assorted do-gooders: 1962- 1 -- The electric cross: the FBI gets tough, Summer 1965 -- James Lawson, civil rights and the peace movement -- The war in memphis: disrupting the peace movement -- The communist resurgence: dirty tricks, fear and harassment -- Part 5. To the brink: the FBI 's war on Dr. King and Black Power -- The rise of the invaders: COINTELPRO, the media and the FBI -- 'Is anyone looking for us?': The risks of working undercover -- 'How rotten, how filthy': undercutting sympathizers and supporters -- Death of a movement: the FBI and the collapse of the SCLC -- The Black Panthers, Hoover and the end of an era. 520 $a "Ernest Withers captured some of the most iconic moments of the civil rights movement--from the rare photo of Martin Luther King Jr. in repose to the haunting photo of Emmet Till's great-uncle pointing an accusing finger at Till's killers. He was trusted and beloved by King's inner circle, and had a front row seat to history. But what most people don't know is that Withers was an informant for the FBI--and his photos helped the Bureau identify and surveil the era's greatest figures. This book explores the life, complex motivations, and legacy of this fascinating figure."--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Withers, Ernest C., $d 1922-2007. 610 10 $a United States. $b Federal Bureau of Investigation $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African American photographers $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American civil rights workers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Informers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Civil rights movements $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African Americans $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Documentary photography $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Black power $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x Political aspects $x History $y 20th century. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Perrusquia, Marc, author. $t Spy in Canaan $d Brooklyn : Melville House, [2017] $z 9781612194400 $w (DLC) 2018016297 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017020002.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230704012359.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=426EC71C662A11E88B2F7B1897128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search