Maynard Jackson's Impact On The Civil Rights Movement

Maynard jackson our first black mayor in southern states he was a big impact on our civil rights movement. Hes shown that not only white people can do it we can african americans can do it two. Maynard jackson has show that we can do it because he served 8 years as mayor in southern states. He worked closely with andrew young at the olympics during his third term. Maynard jackson went to morehouse college through a special entry program he graduated at only eighteen when he graduated he tried boston but did not end up like he wanted it to happen. He received his law degree from north carolina central university.His one of his main big effects he had on the civil is calming his city down after mass murders of children in 1979-1918 he had worked to calm down the citizens wayne williams was caught with all the crimes. …show more content…
His mother irene dobbs jackson a professor of french at spelman college. In december he married burnella bunnie they had 3 children elizabeth brooke and maynard the 3rd. At the end of his terms as mayor he had an airport named after him named hartsfield jackson airport in atlanta. All of these accomplishments he had can prove that african americans can do it. Maynard jackson and ivan allen jr was a big impact to georgia they had developed a percentage for its elected leaders through their positions to support a voting coalition of blacks and whites . so now sam mussell got elected as mayor through very strong african american support maynard jackson was vice black political support mainly was on mussel side for a second term . and maynard had to wait and wait for his 3rd