Russell Sugarmon
Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr. | |
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 10th district | |
In office 1967–1969 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Russell Bertram Sugarmon Jr. May 11, 1929 Adjutant General Corps |
Russell Bertram Sugarmon Jr.[1] (May 11, 1929 – February 18, 2019) was an American politician and judge in the state of Tennessee.
Early life
Sugarmon was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Russell and Lessye Hank Sugarmon.[1] He grew up in South Memphis and attended Co-Operative Grammar School.[1]
In 1946, Sugarmon graduated from
Sugarman attended Morehouse College for one year. He received an A.B. in Political Science from Rutgers University in 1950. In 1953 he received a law degree Harvard Law School and attended Boston University's Graduate School of Finance.[1]
Career
He practiced as an attorney in Memphis, Tennessee in the firm Ratner, Sugarmon, Lucas, Willis and Caldwell.[2][3][4][5]
In 1959, Sugarmon ran for Public Works Commissioner, the first
Sugarmon served in the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat from the 11th District from 1967 to 1969.[8]
Personal life
From the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, he was married to the educator and activist Miriam DeCosta, with whom he had four children.[9] Their son Tarik B. Sugarmon is a Memphis City Court judge who in 2014 ran for Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court.[10] He died on February 18, 2019, aged 89.[11]
Works and publications
- Sugarmon, Russell B, and Hans-Thomas Ryan. Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr., Papers, 1959-1976: guide to the Papers. Memphis: Memphis State University, 1977. See also: Mississippi Valley Collection, Memphis State University.
See also
- Civil Rights Movement
References
- ^ ISBN 9781624990939. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Hon. Russell B. Sugarmon". The History of LawMakers: The Nation's Largest African American Video Oral History Collection. HistoryMakers. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Public Collections: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection". Crossroads to Freedom. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr". The History of LawMakers: The Nation's Largest African American Video Oral History Collection. HistoryMakers. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr" (PDF). The History of LawMakers: The Nation's Largest African American Video Oral History Collection. HistoryMakers. Archived from the original (Finding Aid) on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Cohen, Hon. Steve (16 January 2014). "Congratulating Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr. on Receiving the 2014 Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award -- Hon. Steve Cohen (Extensions of Remarks - January 16, 2014)". Congressional Record 113th Congress (2013-2014). Library of Congress. p. E84. Retrieved 6 May 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 9780393043396. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Tennessee House Representative 85th General Assembly: R.B. Sugarmon, Jr". House Archives 1870 to Present. Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Miriam DeCosta-Willis (1934-2021)". Memphis Public Libraries. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- Memphis Daily News. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Bardos, Istvan (2019-02-18). "Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Passes Away At The Age Of 89". LOCALMEMPHIS. Retrieved 2019-02-20.