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Remembering Maynard
Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., once a Cascade resident and the first African-American mayor of a major southern city, died June 23, 2003.
Eight years ago Thursday, former Cascade Heights resident Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr., the first African-American mayor of a major southern city, died at the age of 65.
Jackson, who raised his family on Oakcrest Drive in the 1970s while serving as mayor, served two terms and then returned for a third in 1990.
Known as a champion of social justice, Jackson led several major Atlanta growth and development projects, including the expansion of what was then Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport.
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"My dad dedicated his life to the service of others," Maynard "Buzzy" Jackson III said of his father on Father's Day this past Sunday. He was "the most selfless man I know."
Many Atlanta organizations and institutions have been named for Jackson including the Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation, Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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