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GA HR1568
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/24/2014
Primary Sponsor
Valencia Stovall
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AI Summary
- Georgia House of Representatives recognizes and commends the Empire Board of Realtists, Inc. (EBR) on its 75th anniversary
- EBR was founded in 1939 by seven African American real estate brokers who had been denied membership in the National Association of Realtors
- The founding members—W. H. Aiken, John G. Allen, O. T. Bell, Wendell Cunningham, Roger Henderson, J. R. Wilson, Jr., and N. D. Jones—later contributed to the 1947 formation of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB), the oldest minority trade association in America
- EBR has participated in legislative efforts to establish fair housing and continues to work toward democracy in housing in metropolitan Atlanta and Georgia
- The Clerk of the House is directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Empire Board of Realtists, Inc.
Legislative Description
Empire Board of Realtists, Inc.; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/24/2014
Full Bill Text
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