Maynard Jackson scrapbooks, 1969-1970.

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Maynard Jackson scrapbooks, 1969-1970.

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The collection consists of scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to the 1969 mayoral and vice-mayoral races in Atlanta, Georgia. The clippings document the campaigns and victories of Sam Massell as mayor and Maynard Jackson as vice-mayor as well as the racial and cultural issues raised when Atlanta elected its first Jewish mayor and first Black vice-mayor. The collection also contains some campaign material for Maynard Jackson and printed material (1970) on the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

.5 linear ft.

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Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003

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Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician and attorney from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Served three terms from 1974 to 1982 and 1990 to 1994, he is the second longest-serving mayor of Atlanta after six-term mayor William B. Hartsfield. Born in Dallas, Texas, he attended David T. Howard High School in Atlanta and Morehouse College, a historically ...

Massell, Sam

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Businessman and mayor of Atlanta, Ga.; b. 1927. From the description of Papers, 1889-1983. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28414437 ...