- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Jesse Hill and Jimmy Carter
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1973-06-01
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Education--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
Business people--Georgia--Atlanta
Hill, Jesse, 1927-
Hill, Azira - People:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of businessman Jesse Hill, with his daughter and wife Azira Hill, being sworn in to the Georgia Board of Regents by Governor Jimmy Carter 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 101.053.003
ahc101053003.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/175
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:175/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
