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GA HR1568

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/24/2014

Primary Sponsor

Valencia Stovall

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

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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