Russell Library a founding member of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress

The Association of Centers for the Study of Congress was founded in 2003 as an independent alliance of organizations and institutions which promote the study of the U.S. Congress. The association draws on the talents and resources of its members to promote a wide range of programs designed to inform and educate students, scholars, policy-makers, and members of the general public on the history of Congress, legislative process, and current issues facing Congress.

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Hamilton Earl Holmes: The Legacy Continues

Hamilton Earl Holmes: The Legacy Continues is a one-hour documentary chronicling the dedication, perserverance, and strength of spirit demonstrated by Hamilton Earl Holmes and his family during their long and active participation in the civil rights movement in Georgia. In 1961 Hamilton Holmes was the first African-American man to be admitted into the University of Georgia. Later, Holmes became the first African American admitted to Emory University Medical School. The documentary also traces the efforts of Holmes’ father, uncle, grandfather, and family friend Charles Bell to desegregate public recreational facilities in Atlanta during the early 1950s.

This film is the second documentary film produced by the Foot Soldier Project, a joint venture of University of Georgia faculty and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies dedicated to documenting and presenting unsung footsoldiers in Georgia's civil rights movement. The documentary was produced in partnership with the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies and in conjunction with the Office of Instructional Support and Development.

For more information, please refer to the official UGA press release. (1/16/04)
Related news coverage: "Looking Beyond the Prominent" Athens Banner Herald, 1/19/04

Screening Dates

Thursday, January 22, 2004, 5:00pm at the Gwinnett University Center, Building A-1410
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Friday, January 23, 2004, 6:30pm at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
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Sunday, January 25, 2004, 3:00pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting

Thursday, August 12, 2004, 5:10pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting

Thursday, August 26, 2004, 5:10pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting

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No Other Road: 1953 Red and Black Editors Stand Up for Equality and Free Speech

November 10, 2003

A public oral history program with the 1953 editors of The Red and Black newspaper with interviewers Dr. Maurice Daniels and Dr. Kent Middleton and moderator Harry Montevideo.

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2003 Russell Symposium
October 20, 2003

This year's 2003 symposium (right) examined "The Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat to the American Homeland" and the issues of homeland security and preparedness for biological, nuclear or other attacks. United States Senator for Georgia, Saxby Chambliss offered the keynote address followed by a panel discussion moderated by Gary K. Bertsch, University Professor and Director of the Center for International Trade and Security, Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia. The panel featured Dr. Ruth David, President and CEO, ANSER (Analytic Services, Inc.); Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense; Joseph M. Henderson, Associate Director, Terrorism Preparedness and Response, CDC; and Sam Nunn, Co-chairman and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Recent syposiums have focused on "The United States, NATO, and European Security in the 21st Century," "U.S. Security interests in the 1990s," "Security Challenges in the Post-Cold War World," and "US Policy toward China." Commencing in 1993, the Russell Foundation, along with the University of Georgia, has sponsored three Richard B. Russell Public Symposiums. Named for the late Senator Richard B. Russell, who chaired the Senate Armed Services Committee for sixteen years, the symposiums are a discussion of public policy in which Senator Russell had particular interest. All of the Russell Symposium proceedings have been televised, published, and distributed widely in government and academic circles.

History LIVES in the Russell Library
Open October 2003

New exhibit highlighting strengths of Russell Library Collections

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Legends of the Dead-ball Era:The Vintage Baseball Cards of Senator Richard Russell
April 22-November 22, 2002

Major exhibit and related lectures and film series celebrating the dead-ball era of baseball and featuring one of the finest and largest private collections of dead-ball era baseball cards.

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Authors on Campus
Dr. Maurice Daniels, speaker
February 19, 2002

The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies and the UGA Authors on Campus series present a lecture by Maurice Daniels, author of Horace T. Ward: Desegregation of the University of Georgia, Civil Rights Advocacy, and Jurisprudence, on Tuesday, February 19 in Room 139 in the Tate Student Center.

Maurice Daniels, professor in the Department of Social Work, will discuss and read from his new book. Dr. Daniels's interest in Horace Ward's quest for social justice grows out of an enduring personal and professional commitment to civil rights issues and history. Daniels is also the senior researcher and executive producer of two award-winning documentaries that chronicle Ward's efforts, the history of desegregation at the University of Georgia, and the N.A.A.C.P.'s success in challenging segregation in higher education.

The lecture is free and open to the public, and refreshments and conversation with the author will follow. Dr. Daniels's book will be available for purchase.

Richard B. Russell Library forms partnership
with the "Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies"
December 2001

The "Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies" and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University of Georgia have forged a partnership to chronicle Georgia’s rich history in the civil rights movement. The new venture, focusing on the "unsung foot soldiers" of the movement, will establish UGA as one of the premier institutions in the nation for the study of civil rights.

The foundation for the project is "Foot Soldier for Equal Justice: Horace T. Ward and the Desegregation of the University of Georgia," the award-winning documentary by UGA social work professor Maurice Daniels. Research from this documentary yielded more than 30 rare interviews of civil rights figures in Georgia and from around the country, including Ward and fellow federal judge Constance Baker Motley, attorneys Donald Hollowell and Vernon Jordan, U.S. Sen. Herman Talmadge and former Georgia governor Ernest Vandiver. The vision of the Foot Soldier Project is to expand this endeavor to collect additional archival and documentary materials that can be used by researchers involved in issues dealing with civil rights, social justice and policy reform.

For further information, please refer to the official UGA press release (12/19/01).

2001 Russell Symposium
October 3, 2001

This year's 2001 symposium examined "The United States, NATO, and European Security in the 21st Century" and the critical issues surrounding the September 11 terrorist attacks, NATO, and international security. The Russell Symposium occurs biennially and focuses on public policy, in which Senator Russell had particular interest. Hosted by the Center for International Trade and Security and planned under the direction of Gary Bertsch, University of Georgia professor and Director of the Center for International Trade and Security.

With a keynote address by Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe General John R. Galvin, the panel was moderated by Stephen M. Walt, Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and featured Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Ambassador of the Republic of Ukraine to the U.S.; Geza Jeszensky, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to the U.S.; Sven Jurgenson, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the U.S.; Peter Gooderham, Counsellor at the British Embassy in Washington; and Michal Wyganowski, Counsellor at the Polish Embassy in Washington.

Recent syposiums have focused on "U.S. Security interests in the 1990s," "Security Challenges in the Post-Cold War World," and "US Policy toward China." Commencing in 1993, the Russell Foundation, along with the University of Georgia, has sponsored three Richard B. Russell Public Symposiums. Named for the late Senator Richard B. Russell, who chaired the Senate Armed Services Committee for sixteen years, the symposiums are a discussion of public policy in which Senator Russell had particular interest. All of the Russell Symposium proceedings have been televised, published, and distributed widely in government and academic circles.