There are 3 article(s) tagged Russell Sugarmon:

• June 2019

  • Crosstown Post Office to be renamed in honor of judge Russell Sugarmon

    A dedication ceremony will be held June 7 to rename the Memphis Crosstown Post Office building in honor of Judge Russell B. Sugarmon.

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 03, 2019

• February 2019

  • Sanford: Russell Sugarmon blazed a trail for racial change in Memphis

    In his early career, Russell Sugarmon played a key role in Memphis' political evolution, both as a candidate for city office in 1959 and as a lawyer for college students who staged sit-ins at lunch counters and public libraries.

    By Otis Sanford February 21, 2019

  • Sugarmon was part of political vanguard, legal challenge to segregation

    Russell Sugarmon, civil rights icon, political strategist and retired judge who fought racial injustice in his hometown of Memphis, dies at 89.

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones February 19, 2019