- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with Mr. Thomas Y. Minniece
- Creator:
- Minniece, Thomas Y., 1912-
Morgan, Chester M - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 1985
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers
Civil rights movement - People:
- Minniece, Thomas Y., 1912- --Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history.; Interview conducted on April 16, 1985 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.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_699afde2-b06f-4ed1-b14e-b48c369112e6
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
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- Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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