WHY IS THE U.S. SENATE BUILDING NAMED FOR THE LEADING OPPONENT OF BLACK AMERICAN RIGHTS IN THE 20TH CENTURY?  One of the three United States Senate Office Buildings is named the Richard B Russell Office Building, after senator Richard Russell of Georgia who served in the Senate from 1933 to 1971.  While he was viewed as gentlemanly and was a master of Senate rules, he used his amassed power as the leader of the Southern Caucus over a 25 year period to (1) totally prevent any Civil Rights legislation which would provide Black Americans with equal rights, (2) totally prevent any Voting Rights legislation which would eliminate the "poll" tax which disenfranchised many or most Black Americans, (3) totally prevent any governmental effort to desegregate the schools, and (4) totally prevent any governmental effort to desegregate public life in America (buses, park facilities, retail establishments, etc.),  He co-authored the "Southern Manifesto" which declared total opposition to the Brown v Board of Education decision which ordered the desegregation of public schools.  Between 1938 and 1963, eleven Civil Rights bills were offered in the United States Senate.  Russell fought every one off successfully.  An entire generation of Black Americans was denied fundamental freedoms solely because of this one man and his followers in the Senate.  Following John McCain's death in 2018, several Democratic Senators proposed renaming the Russel Senate Office Building in favor of John McCain.   The effort was squashed by several Republican Senators, including Leader Mitch McConnell.   At this time in history, it is inconceivable that we should HONOR such a man by naming one of our most important public buildings and the seat of our national government after him. PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO RENAME OUR SENATE BUILDING AFTER SOMEONE OF WHOM AMERICANS CAN BE PROUD.