usm_coh_ohminniecet ohminniecet coh usm yes Oral history with Mr. Thomas Y. Minniece Minniece, Thomas Y., 1912- Civil rights workers--Mississippi College teachers--Mississippi--Meridian Legislators--Mississippi--Meridian Educators--Mississippi Teachers--Mississippi College graduates--Mississippi Elections--Mississippi Statesmen--Mississippi Politicians--Mississippi Civil rights--Mississippi Civil rights movements--Mississippi Universities and colleges--Mississippi Men--Mississippi Interviews--Mississippi Mississippi--Politics and government Politics, Practical--Mississippi Mississippi--Race relations Veterans--Mississippi World War, 1939-1945--Veterans African Americans--Civil rights Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives Minniece, Thomas Y., 1912- Oral history. Interview conducted on August 15, 1978 with Mr. Thomas Y. Minniece. Minniece was born in Meridian, Mississippi on October 9, 1912. He received a BA degree from the University of Texas in 1933 and a law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1936. In 1939, Minniece was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives but resigned in 1941 to serve in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He served as Chancellor of the 12th District from 1948 until 1953. Minniece served as a member of the Lauderdale County Election Commission from 1956 to 1964, and he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1952. In addition, Minniece taught political science and history at Meridian Junior College from 1968 to 1978. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Healy, Thomas Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) Mississippi Oral History Program Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) 2002-03-11 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,5445 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 84-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 319, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Oral History Program Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1978-08-15 Mississippi Meridian (Miss.) Lauderdale County (Miss.) Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. 20110708 154540