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Maynard Jackson: The Ultimate Champion for Black Business
As Atlanta's first black mayor, he helped develop a bevy of B.E.100s companies and created more black millionaires that any other public figure.
In 1973 Maynard Jackson emerged on the scene when he was elected the firstblack mayor…
By Derek T. Dingle
February 10, 2009
Tags: Atlanta mayor, first black mayor of Atlanta, Ford Foundation Scholar, Maynard Jackson, minority contracts
