Bill Minor

Wilson Floyd Minor, (May 17, 1922 – March 28, 2017) was an American reporter, from Mississippi.

Life

Born in Hammond, Louisiana, Minor graduated from Tulane University. He served in the Navy in World War II as a gunnery officer aboard the USS Stephen Potter. Minor was a reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.[1] He covered the Civil Rights Movement. In 1973, he bought the Jackson Capital Reporter.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Sam (2017-03-28). "Bill Minor, Journalist Who Was Called Conscience of Mississippi, Dies at 94". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Wilson 'Bill' Minor, 'conscience' of Mississippi journalism during civil rights era, dies at 94". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  • "Sid Salter: Bill Minor did not bow to intimidation". clarionledger.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  • "Bill Minor, Mississippi writer and columnist, author of Eyes on Mississippi: A Fifty-year Chronicle of Change". mswritersandmusicians.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  • "Bill Minor, 'Conscience of Mississippi,' dies at 93 | The Oxford Eagle". oxfordeagle.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  • "Bill Minor, Mississippi's dean of journalism, has died at age 93 | SunHerald". sunherald.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
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