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GA SR1065
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/3/2014
Primary Sponsor
Gail Davenport
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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
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