- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with James G. Minter, 2005 June 2
- Creator:
- Minter, James G., 1930-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 2005-06-02
- Subject:
- Associated Press
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team)
Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team)
Atlanta Falcons (Football team)
Atlanta Flames (Hockey team)
Atlanta Hawks (Basketball team)
Chattanooga Times
Cox Enterprises
Delta Air Lines
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Power Company
Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication--Alumni and alumnae
National Football League
The New York times
North Georgia College
Pro football weekly
Sporting news
Sports illustrated
University of Georgia--Alumni and alumnae
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Journalists--Georgia--Atlanta--Interviews
Sportswriters--Georgia--Atlanta--Interviews
Bibb County (Ga.)
Civil rights
Fayette County (Ga.)
Fort Benning (Ga.)
Sea Island (Ga.)
Atlanta times (Atlanta, Ga. : 1964)
Red and Black (Athens, Ga.)
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Korean War, 1950-1953 - People:
- Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
Turner, Ted
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Minter, James G., 1930---Interviews
Chambers, Anne Cox, 1919-
Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961
Dodd, Robert L., 1908-1988
Grizzard, Lewis, 1946-1994
Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895-1985
Hartsfield, William Berry
Hayward, Susan, 1918-1975
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Howell, Clark, 1863-1936
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Lance, Bert, 1931-
Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930-
Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935
Magill, Dan
Mathews, Eddie, 1931-
McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969
Murphy, Reg, 1934-
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007
Patterson, Eugene C. (Eugene Corbett), 1923-
Redwine, Charlie
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
Rozelle, Pete
Sams, Ferrol, 1922-
Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-
Smith, Rankin
Tate, Horace - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- 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, etc.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_minter20050602
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:minter20050602
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 147 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
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