Maynard Jackson

Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Maynard Jackson

• John Lewis

• Andrew Young

Maynard Jackson is well-known for

• expanding the Hartsfield Atlanta Airport

• participating in the Montgomery bus boycott

• ending public housing in Atlanta

• bringing the Bell Bomber Plant to Marietta

Maynard Jackson did all of the following EXCEPT...

• improved mass transit in Atlanta

• adding more black police officers to Atlanta's police force

• providing more contract work, small business loans, and tax breaks to African-American owned business

• removing all "White" and "Colored" signs from city hall

The first African American mayor of any major city in the South

• Andrew Young

• Martin Luther King jr

• Maynard Jackson

• Jesse Jackson

As a mayor of Atlanta, who helped to EXPAND the Atlanta airport to make Atlanta a center for aviation in the South?

• Ellis Arnall

• William Hartsfield

• Eugene Talmadge

• Maynard Jackson

Which two individuals helped to bring the Olympics to Georgia?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

• Maynard Jackson

Maynard Jackson was the first (choose all that apply)

• man on the moon

• Black mayor of a major southern city

• Black mayor of Atlanta

• man to expand the Atlanta airport

Mayor Jackson worked with Billy Payne and Andrew Young to...

• improve Atlanta's public housing

• improve mass transit in Atlanta

• bring the 1992 Winter Games to Atlanta

• bring the 1996 Olympic games to Atlanta

What was Maynard Jackson's role in the development of Atlanta's airport?

• He initiated the construction of a new terminal

• He expanded the existing airport facilities

• He closed the airport for renovations

• He privatized the airport operations

Which major sporting event did Maynard Jackson help bring to Atlanta?

• The 1992 Winter Olympics

• The 1996 Summer Olympics

• The 2000 Summer Olympics

• The 1994 FIFA World Cup