Description

A view of Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson surrounded by female supporters in Atlanta, Georgia including his mother, Irene Dobbs Jackson (at far left), and his wife, Burnella "Bunnie" Jackson (second from the right), with a portrait painting of former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. in the background.Maynard Jackson was elected as the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in 1974. He served three terms, two from 1974-1982 and another from 1990-1994. During his time in office he helped to remodel Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, which was renamed as Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after his death in 2003.

Record Contributed By

Atlanta History Center

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia