United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1970/1980View of Al Thompson (left), an Atlanta attorney, Herman Russell (second from left), the founder of H. J. Russell Construction Company, and an unidentified chef in Atlanta, Georgia.In 1962, Herman J. Russell (1930 - ) founded H. J. Russell Construction Company, which focused on the development of commercial properties and large multi-family housing units. The company later became the largest minority-owned construction and real estate development firm in the country. In 1963, Russell became the first black member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and in 1980 he became only the second black president of that organization. Russell has also served as chairman of the board of Citizen's Trust Bank, one of the largest African American financial institutions in the nation.image/jpegVIS 101.232.003ahc101232003.jpgMSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History CenterAfrican Americans--1970-1980Business people--Georgia--AtlantaLawyers--Georgia--AtlantaCooksKitchensRussell, Herman, 1930-Thompson, AlH. J. Russell Construction Company (Atlanta, Ga.)Al Thompson and Herman RussellStillImage