United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Lewis, Boyd, 1944-20231974/1975View of Mayor Maynard Jackson during a press conference in Atlanta, Georgia.Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. (1938-2003) was elected as the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in 1974. The grandson of prominent activist John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961), 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.image/jpegAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Boyd Lewis Photographs||MSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterPress conferences--1970-1980Press--Georgia--AtlantaPoliticians--Georgia--AtlantaPolitical science--Georgia--AtlantaMayors--Georgia--AtlantaMayor Maynard JacksonStillImage