Soon after Sen. John McCain’s death on Saturday, Sen. Chuck Schumer said he wants to rename a Senate office building for the Arizonan.
That building is already named for Richard Russell, a Georgia senator with a segregationist past. Russell was a Georgia state lawmaker and governor during the Depression and a U.S. senator for nearly 40 years.
He was known for his deep knowledge of Senate rules and his use of them to try to block civil rights legislation.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
