Richard Russell Jr.
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Richard Russell Jr. was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Georgia who led Southern opposition to civil rights legislation and shaped national defense and agricultural policy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Russell Jr. canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Winder, Georgia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Georgia
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University of Georgia School of Law ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell ⓘ |
| father | Richard Russell Sr. ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Richard B. Russell Federal Building named in his honor
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Richard B. Russell Senate Office Building named in his honor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on farm and agricultural programs
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leading Southern bloc against civil rights bills ⓘ support for military preparedness and defense spending ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus |
agriculture
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civil rights opposition ⓘ national defense ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Georgia House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| movement | opposition to federal civil rights intervention ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
influence on U.S. agricultural policy
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influence on U.S. national defense policy ⓘ leadership of Southern opposition to civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| partOf | conservative coalition in the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Southern Democrats
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surface form:
Southern Democrat
segregationist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
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Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee ⓘ Governor of Georgia ⓘ President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senator from New York ⓘ
surface form:
United States senator
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| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | Georgia ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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Winder, Georgia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Southern Democrats
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surface form:
Southern United States politics
United States national politics ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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