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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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Keywords

  1. Alumni And Alumnae
  2. Associated Press
  3. Atlanta
  4. Atlanta Braves (Baseball Team)
  5. Atlanta Crackers (Baseball Team)
  6. Atlanta Falcons (Football Team)
  7. Atlanta Flames (Hockey Team)
  8. Atlanta Hawks (Basketball Team)
  9. Atlanta Journal Constitution
  10. Atlanta Times (Atlanta, Ga. : 1964)
  11. Bibb County (Ga.)
  12. Campaigns
  13. Chambers, Anne Cox, 1919
  14. Chattanooga Times
  15. Civil Rights
  16. Cobb, Ty, 1886 1961
  17. Cox Enterprises
  18. Delta Air Lines
  19. Dodd, Robert L., 1908 1988
  20. Fayette County (Ga.)
  21. Fort Benning (Ga.)
  22. France
  23. Georgia
  24. Georgia Institute Of Technology
  25. Georgia Power Company
  26. Government
  27. Grizzard, Lewis, 1946 1994
  28. Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895 1985
  29. Hartsfield, William Berry
  30. Hayward, Susan, 1918 1975
  31. Hearst, William Randolph, 1863 1951
  32. Henry W. Grady College Of Journalism And Mass Communication
  33. Howell, Clark, 1863 1936
  34. Interviews
  35. Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908 1973
  36. Journalists
  37. Korean War, 1950 1953
  38. Lance, Bert, 1931
  39. Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930
  40. Long, Huey Pierce, 1893 1935
  41. Magill, Dan
  42. Matthews, Eddie, 1931
  43. Mc Gill, Ralph, 1898 1969
  44. Minter, James G., 1930
  45. Murphy, Reg, 1934
  46. Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924 2007
  47. National Football League
  48. Normandy
  49. North Georgia College
  50. Patterson, Eugene C. (Eugene Corbett), 1923
  51. Politics And Government
  52. Pro Football Weekly
  53. Red And Black (Athens, Ga.)
  54. Redwine, Charlie
  55. Robinson, Jackie, 1919 1972
  56. Rozelle, Pete
  57. Sams, Ferrol, 1922
  58. Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925
  59. Sea Island (Ga.)
  60. Smith, Rankin
  61. Sporting News
  62. Sports Illustrated
  63. Sportswriters
  64. Tate, Horace
  65. The New York Times
  66. Universities
  67. University Of Georgia
  68. World War, 1939 1945

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