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Richard Russell
February 23, 2023
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The U.S. Senate Has Three Buildings. Why Is One Still Named for a White Supremacist?
Georgia’s Richard Russell was an unrepentant racist. You’d think a name change would be a no-brainer. And yet...
April 26, 2021
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The U.S. Senate’s Oldest Office Building Honors a Racist
Richard Russell was a segregationist and a fervent opponent of civil rights. So why does his name still adorn the Russell Senate Office Building?
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