Description

View of (left to right) Atlanta Mayor-elect Maynard Jackson, his wife Burnella "Bunny" Jackson, his political advisor Reginald Eaves, and an unidentified individual at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, on the night of Jackson's election.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