Oral history interview with James G. Minter, 2005 June 2
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James G. "Jim" Minter (b. 1930) was born in Inman, Georgia. He attended North Georgia College and the University of Georgia. While at UGA, he worked as a sportswriter for the school's Red and Black newspaper, ultimately obtaining a job with the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution. Minter was eventually appointed executive editor of the combined Atlanta Journal-Constitution.; Interviewed by Dr. Mel Steely on June 2, 2005 at the UWG-TV Studio.; Minter begins by discussing his heritage, coming from an agricultural and pioneering background, his childhood, his schooling and his military involvement. He had an early involvement in journalism, both in school and in the military. After leaving the military, he went to work at the Atlanta Journal as a sports writer. He speaks of his early years at the paper, the writers who inspired him, and his transition into managing editor of the paper in 1971. Minter speaks for some time about the different editors and journalists that he worked alongside while at the paper, including Eugene Patterson and Reg Murphy. He discusses at length the details of the kidnapping of Reg Murphy, editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Cox family, of Cox Enterprises, is the next topic of conversation, and the level of their involvement with the media. Minter then speaks of the issues and people involved with the entry of major league sports in Atlanta, GA. The conversation then turns to a flurry of topics, Civil Rights, biases and prejudices, Herman E. Talmadge, Ralph McGill,...
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Steely, MelUniversity of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
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Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- Alumni And Alumnae
- Associated Press
- Atlanta
- Atlanta Braves (Baseball Team)
- Atlanta Crackers (Baseball Team)
- Atlanta Falcons (Football Team)
- Atlanta Flames (Hockey Team)
- Atlanta Hawks (Basketball Team)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Atlanta Times (Atlanta, Ga. : 1964)
- Bibb County (Ga.)
- Campaigns
- Chambers, Anne Cox, 1919
- Chattanooga Times
- Civil Rights
- Cobb, Ty, 1886 1961
- Cox Enterprises
- Delta Air Lines
- Dodd, Robert L., 1908 1988
- Fayette County (Ga.)
- Fort Benning (Ga.)
- France
- Georgia
- Georgia Institute Of Technology
- Georgia Power Company
- Government
- Grizzard, Lewis, 1946 1994
- Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895 1985
- Hartsfield, William Berry
- Hayward, Susan, 1918 1975
- Hearst, William Randolph, 1863 1951
- Henry W. Grady College Of Journalism And Mass Communication
- Howell, Clark, 1863 1936
- Interviews
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908 1973
- Journalists
- Korean War, 1950 1953
- Lance, Bert, 1931
- Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930
- Long, Huey Pierce, 1893 1935
- Magill, Dan
- Matthews, Eddie, 1931
- Mc Gill, Ralph, 1898 1969
- Minter, James G., 1930
- Murphy, Reg, 1934
- Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924 2007
- National Football League
- Normandy
- North Georgia College
- Patterson, Eugene C. (Eugene Corbett), 1923
- Politics And Government
- Pro Football Weekly
- Red And Black (Athens, Ga.)
- Redwine, Charlie
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919 1972
- Rozelle, Pete
- Sams, Ferrol, 1922
- Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925
- Sea Island (Ga.)
- Smith, Rankin
- Sporting News
- Sports Illustrated
- Sportswriters
- Tate, Horace
- The New York Times
- Universities
- University Of Georgia
- World War, 1939 1945