Minnis, Bernard

Date:
2012-08-22
Length:
106 minutes
Interviewer:
Duke, Amber
Transcription available:
no
Series:
Home for Us All: Housing in Louisville & Jefferson
Series ID:
2013_008
Interview Number(s):
2013_8_9
Summary:
During Louisville's tumultuous period of school desegregation in the 1970s, Minnis was one of the leaders tapped to ease the transition to an integrated system. For 40 years, minus his stints in Frankfort and Charleston, he served Jefferson County Public Schools, rising to assistant superintendent for diversity, equity and poverty programs. In this interview he talks about the connections between housing and school policy.
Topic(s):
Busing for school integration--Kentucky--Louisville, Discrimination in housing--Kentucky--Louisville, Jefferson County Public Schools (Ky.)