June 23, 2003(2003-06-23) (aged 65) Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Georgia)
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Burnella "Bunnie" Hayes Jackson-Ransom (divorced)
Valerie Jackson
Alma mater
Morehouse College
North Carolina Central University
Profession
Attorney
Politician
Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 54th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1974 to 1982, and again as the city's 56th mayor from 1990 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Black mayor of Atlanta and of any major city in the South; his three terms made him the second longest-serving mayor in the city's history, after six-term mayor William B. Hartsfield.
He is notable also for public works projects, primarily the new Maynard H. Jackson International terminal at the Atlanta airport, and for greatly increasing minority business participation in the city. After his death, the William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport was renamed Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to honor his service to the expansion of the airport, the city and its people.
Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 54th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia...
succeeding MaynardJackson. As mayor of Atlanta, he brought in $70 billion of new private investment. He continued and expanded Jackson's programs for...
advertising executive. She is the widow of former Atlanta, Georgia mayor MaynardJackson. Jackson was born to Charles and Cora Ruth Richardson, and grew up in Richmond...
office-holders, Jackson received the support of former Mayor of Atlanta MaynardJackson, and Mayor of Newark Kenneth A. Gibson. Jackson entered the race...
daily newspaper) publicly endorsed Jackson which led to Massell losing his re-election bid in 1973 to MaynardJackson. After leaving full-time public service...
convention city. In 1973, the city elected its first black mayor, MaynardJackson, and in ensuing decades, black political leaders worked successfully...
Peace Prize; Andrew Young, civil rights leader and a mayor of Atlanta; MaynardJackson, a mayor of Atlanta; Douglas Wilder, a Governor of Virginia; Kenneth...
influence by electing Atlanta's first Black mayor, MaynardJackson, in 1973. Under Mayor Jackson's tenure, Atlanta's airport was modernized, strengthening...
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Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under Joseph Yablonski MaynardJackson Emmett Tyrrell Vilma S. Martinez Max Cleland Bernard Powell Denis Hayes...
airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was named after two former mayors: William B. Hartsfield and MaynardJackson. Public figures (advocates...
particular have been prominent on the national stage, Andrew Young and MaynardJackson. Jackson was elected with the support of the predominantly white business...
Jerry Krause) in breaking up the championship team by not hiring back Phil Jackson. He signed Michael Jordan as a baseball player during his sabbatical from...
hosted a rare prime-time interview called, Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah with Michael Jackson, which became the fourth most-watched event in American...
first Premier of Bermuda Sir Edward T. Richards, and Atlanta Mayor MaynardJackson. Roland Burris became the only black member of the 2009 U.S. Senate...
Chairman Walter E. Massey, the first African-American mayor of Atlanta MaynardJackson, Major League Baseball first baseman and 1969 World Series MVP Donn...
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