Description

View of Atlanta Mayor-elect Maynard Jackson (at podium) speaking to his supporters and the press on election night at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Burnella "Bunny" Jackson (right of Maynard Jackson), his aunt Mattiwilda Dobbs (left of Maynard Jackson) and other unidentified individuals.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