Rick Bowers

His articles have been published in The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Time magazine.

[7][8][9] Spies of Mississippi was developed into a documentary by director and producer Dawn M. Porter of Trilogy Films.

[citation needed] In 2014, an online version, Spies of Mississippi: The Appumentary was released, combining elements from the book and the film into an app.

[11] Bowers, currently Vice President for Innovation at AARP's Life Reimagined Institute, works on transformational programs for businesses, non-profits and start-ups.

The collection, housed at the American Folk Life Center of the Library of Congress, includes letters and short memoirs concerning the civil rights movement.