Maynard Jackson Jr. | |
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| 54th and 56th Mayor of Atlanta | |
| In office 1974–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Massell |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Young |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Young |
| Succeeded by | Bill Campbell |
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| Born | Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. March 23, 1938 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 2003 (aged 65) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 54th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1974 to 1982, and again as the city's 56th mayor from 1990 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Black mayor of Atlanta and of any major city in the South; his three terms made him the second longest-serving mayor in the city's history, after six-term mayor William B. Hartsfield.
He is notable also for public works projects, primarily the new Maynard H. Jackson International terminal at the Atlanta airport, and for greatly increasing minority business participation in the city. After his death, the William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport was renamed Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to honor his service to the expansion of the airport, the city and its people.