Georgia's VIP's

Known for his ability to negotiate peace, his passion to defeat diseases, and to ensure worldwide human rights and fair elections around the world.

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

He surprised many by appointing more African Americans to state board positions than all of the other previous governors combined.

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

Named the first African American member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

Integrated the Georgia State Patrol.

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

1976 he was elected 39th President of the United States (Democrat).

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

Was Atlanta’s youngest and 1st African American mayor. (First African American mayor of a major southern city.)

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

Elected to the U.S. House in 1972 (Georgia’s first African American Congressman since Reconstruction.)

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

He took office in January 1974; mayor until 1982.

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

He sought to make changes to police and fire departments making sure that more African Americans were being promoted.

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

In 1977, Jimmy Carter chose this person to be a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter