- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Tribute to Jesse Hill, Jr.
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1973-07
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Business people--Georgia--Atlanta
Education--Georgia
Women--1970-1980
Celebrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Suits (Clothing)--1970-1980
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Hill, Jesse, 1927-
Hill, Azira
Atlanta Life Insurance Company (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Jesse Hill, Jr. (center), a prominent Atlanta businessman and newly appointed member of the Georgia Board of Regents, with his wife Azira Hill (left), at an event paying tribute to Jesse Hill Jr.'s contributions to society, in Atlanta, Georgia.
From 1973 to 1992, Jesse Hill, Jr. (1927- ) served as president and CEO of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, which became the largest black-owned insurance company in the country under his tenure. In 1973, he became the first African American appointed to the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. In 1977, he became president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, making him the first African American to head a major metropolitan chamber of commerce in the United States. Hill also founded the African American newspaper, The Atlanta Inquirer. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.437.001
ahc101437001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1567
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1567/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
