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In 1964, John Stennis wrote Russell to say that without his adroit leadership, "A strong civil rights bill would have been passed—at least one with major provisions—as early as 1948 … or certainly soon after the unprecedented Supreme Court decision of 1954.” Such a legacy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Richard Russell was a segregationist and a fervent opponent of Civil Rights. So why does his name still adorn the R… https://t.co/eaAeeJJRex

Posted April 26, 2021

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@mseyfang I didn’t think we could have two liberal Democrats on buildings and Dole is still alive, which is how I ended up with McCain. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 26, 2021

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@ClydeHaberman Carter also was one of the eulogists at Russell's funeral. But Russell was more than a creature of his times -- he was also a create of certain place. And that place for longing for the Lost Cause rural Georgia. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 26, 2021