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GA SR1065

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/3/2014

Primary Sponsor

Gail Davenport

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes and commends the Empire Board of Realtists, Inc. (EBR) on its 75th anniversary
  • EBR was founded in 1939 by seven African American brokers who had been denied membership in the National Association of Realtors
  • The seven founding members were W. H. Aiken, John G. Allen, O. T. Bell, Wendell Cunningham, Roger Henderson, J. R. Wilson, Jr., and N. D. Jones
  • In 1947, 12 pioneers from seven states formed the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB) in Tampa, Florida, making it the oldest minority trade association in America
  • The organization has worked to establish fair housing for all and continues to serve as an important institution in the economic engine of metropolitan Atlanta and Georgia

Legislative Description

Empire Board of Realtists, Inc.; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

3/3/2014

Full Bill Text

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