by C. Henry Adams
On the morning of Friday, January the third (3rd) 2025, I had the opportunity to pay my respect to Former Georgia Senator Vincent Fort. Vincent Fort was placed to lie in state at Atlanta City Hall complex ahead of his funeral on Saturday, January 4th 2025. He served as a member of the Georgia State Senate for part of Fulton County in the 39th district from 1996 to 2017. His district included Atlanta and East Point, Georgia.
It is said that Senator Fort was also was an Instructor at Morris Brown College & Morehouse College. I personally observed the Senator participating in local meetings & events in East Point, Georgia. As a Georgia legislator, he was considered a ‘People’s Person.’
According to Wikipedia, Fort was born in New Britain, Connecticut on April 28, 1956. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in American history from Central Connecticut State College and a Master of Arts in African American history from Atlanta University.
Fort was the first author of Georgia's predatory lending law, which, until replaced by a measure written by US Congressman Tom Price. His legislation to fight predatory lending has been recognized by the national media as a model that could have helped reduce the severity of the 2008 financial crisis.
Thank you Former Georgia Senator Vincent D. Fort for your services. Rest in peace.
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