Atlanta Life Insurance Company
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Atlanta Life Insurance Company is a historic African American-owned insurance firm founded in Atlanta in the early 20th century that became a major economic and civic institution in the city’s Black community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Life Insurance Company canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American-owned business
ⓘ
financial institution ⓘ insurance company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlanta’s Black business elite
ⓘ
Jim Crow era economic self-help ⓘ |
| buildingLocation |
Auburn Avenue
ⓘ
surface form:
Auburn Avenue, Atlanta
|
| contributedTo | financing Black community institutions in Atlanta ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroupServed |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
|
| focus | providing insurance to African Americans excluded from white-owned insurers ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alonzo Herndon ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| hasBuilding | Atlanta Life Insurance Company Building ⓘ |
| hasBusinessModel | selling industrial and ordinary life insurance policies ⓘ |
| hasCivicRole | supporter of civil rights and community organizations ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersOn | Auburn Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | part of the Sweet Auburn National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
civic institution in Atlanta’s Black community
ⓘ
major economic institution in Atlanta’s Black community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
contributed to Black middle-class development in Atlanta
ⓘ
one of the most successful early 20th-century Black-owned insurance firms in the United States ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
African American entrepreneurship in Atlanta
ⓘ
economic empowerment in Black communities ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Alonzo F. Herndon family
ⓘ
Alonzo Herndon ⓘ Norris B. Herndon ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| industry |
financial services
ⓘ
life insurance ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| notableFounder | Alonzo Herndon ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| originallyNamed | Atlanta Benevolent and Protective Association ⓘ |
| ownedBy | African American shareholders ⓘ |
| participatedIn | civic and philanthropic activities in Atlanta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sweet Auburn neighborhood
ⓘ
surface form:
Sweet Auburn Historic District
|
| provided | jobs for Black agents and clerical workers ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
anchor institution of Sweet Auburn
ⓘ
historic Black-owned business ⓘ |
| servedAs | employer of African American professionals ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Sweet Auburn
ⓘ
surface form:
Sweet Auburn, Atlanta
|
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