Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He served three terms, two consecutive terms from 1974 until 1982 and a third term from 1990 to 1994. His grandfather was civil rights leader John Wesley Dobbs. Jackson graduated from Morehouse College in 1956 when he was only eighteen. After attending Boston University law school for a short time, he held several jobs, … Wikipedia
Maynard Jackson (1938-2003) Elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973, Maynard Jackson was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city. www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1385
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr Birth: Mar. 23, 1938 Dallas Texas Death: Jun. 23, 2003 Washington District Of Columbia Atlanta Mayor, Social Reformer. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7609089
