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WorksheetsSS8H12a
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was Maynard Jackson?
The first Republican elected to Congress since Reconstruction
Georgia’s first African American governor
Mayor of Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics
Atlanta’s first African American mayor
Which African American politician began as an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and was the first African American Senator elected since Reconstruction?
Maynard Jackson
Benjamin Mays
Andrew Young
Lester Maddox
Andrew Young was Georgia's first African-American what since reconstruction?
Congressman
Ambassador
Business Owner
Lawyer
What was renamed after Maynard Jackson's death to honor him?
Interstate 285
MARTA
The Capitol Building
Airport
Andrew Young was the co-chair of what historical event in Georgia?
Atlanta Braves
1996 Olympic Committee
Zoo Board
He wasn't a co-chair of anything
Andrew Young made history when he was elected mayor of Atlanta for which of the following reasons?
It was the first time an African American mayor had ever succeeded another African American mayor in a major city.
He was the first African American mayor in the city’s history.
He was the first mayor elected after the end of segregation in public schools.
He was the first mayor in history to serve two consecutive terms.
What TWO key things happened under Maynard Jackson's term as mayor of Atlanta
MARTA (Atlanta's mass transit system was introduced
There was an international terminal added to the Atlanta Airport
Atlanta opened the Coca-Cola Museum
The College Football Hall of Fame was created
The fact that more Atlanta city contracts went to African American business owners after 1973 is evidence of
The arrival of professional sports teams.
The impact of Maynard Jackson.
The end of the white primary.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
