Grace Thomas oral history interview, January 10, 1979

Interviewed by Robert Dubay. Among topics discussed: Reasons for entering politics; interest in law; 1954 election campaign; stand on Brown v. Board of Education; county unit system; opinion of M. E. Thompson; campaign funding; Charles Gowen's use of television; segregation issue in 1954 election; husband's opinion of her campaign; court house clique; campaign slogans; her opinion of Griffin; political position of Georgia women; campaign styles and money; Griffin's loss in 1962; two party system in Georgia; campaign difficulties; election accuracy; support for female candidates; George Wallace and other politicians' views on blacks; federal government interference in segregation; women in professions; influence of the "masses" in politics; welfare reform; family's role or in her campaigns; campaign issues.