Jesse Hill

Honorary Degree Recipient

1927 – 2012

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Who was Jesse Hill?

Jesse Hill Jr. is an Atlanta African American civil rights activist. He has been active in the civic and business communities of the city for more than five decades. Hill was president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company from 1973 to 1992, and was the first African American to be elected president of a chamber of commerce in a major city. He was a member of the board of directors for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

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Born
1927
United States of America
Died
Dec 17, 2012

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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