Andrew Young's Congressional Campaign
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@ Atlanta History Center
Description
View of Atlanta Vice Mayor Maynard Jackson surrounded by unidentified campaign staff for Congressional candidate Andrew Young (not pictured), awaiting election results at Young's campaign headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.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