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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.