Hundreds of friends and numerous political leaders are expected to gather this morning for a memorial service in Atlanta, remembering former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell. President Jimmy Carter will headline the politicos, a longtime friend of Bell’s and Carter’s pick for Attorney General in 1976. Bell also served for over a decade as a federal judge with important contributions to desegregation of schools in the South. He was also a prominent attorney for decades. Today’s memorial follows Bell’s funeral two days ago in Americus.
