Maynard Jackson: A Biography

This is a paperback book published as a First Paperback Edition in 2011 by Barnhardt and Ashe Publishing Miami Florida. It contains numerous black and white photographs, a Bibliography and Index. Each chapter contains detailed notes. This is the biography of Maynard Jackson starting with his family history and early education. Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938 -2003) was an American politician and attorney from Georgia, who was elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and of any major city in the South. He served three terms (1974-1982, 1990-1994), making him the second longest-serving mayor of Atlanta, after six-term mayor (1937-1941, 1942-1962) William B. Hartsfield. After his death, the William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport was re-named Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.