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Herman J. Russell

1930–2014

United States

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Herman Jerome Russell (December 23, 1930 – November 15, 2014) was an African American businessman who founded a company that became the largest minority business enterprise real estate company in the United States. Russell was a confidante of 1960s civil rights leader Rev. Dr.

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