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View of Jesse Hill, Jr. (fourth from left), a prominent Atlanta businessman and newly appointed member of the Georgia Board of Regents, with his wife Azira Hill (third from left), and other unidentified individuals 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.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia