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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 303

Honoring Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr., former Mayor of the City of 

Atlanta, and extending the condolences of the House of Representatives 

on his death. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2003

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MARSHALL, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. MAJETTE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. LINDER, Mr. 

NORWOOD, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BURNS, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. 

DEAL of Georgia, Mr. FORD, Ms. LEE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

BALLANCE, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. WATT, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of 

Florida, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. OWENS, Mr. JEFFERSON, 

Mr. CLAY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. WATERS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 

MILLENDER-MCDONALD, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

RESOLUTION

Honoring Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr., former Mayor 

of the City of Atlanta, and extending the condolences 

of the House of Representatives on his death.

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was 

born on March 23, 1938, in Dallas, Texas, and at the 

age of 14 entered Morehouse College as a Ford Foundation Early Admission Scholar; 
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Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. 

graduated cum laude from North Carolina Central University School of Law; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. became the first African-American Vice Mayor of the City 

of Atlanta; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. 

proved to be a gifted and brilliant political leader, and he 

later became the first African-American Mayor of the 

City of Atlanta; 

Whereas, during his years in office, the Honorable Maynard 

Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was the catalyst for the design of 

a $400 million terminal at Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. 

helped to secure Atlanta’s selection as the site of the 

1996 Summer Olympics; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. 

served as president of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors and the National Black Caucus of Local 

Elected Officials; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. became Chair of the National Voting Rights Institute of the 

Democratic National Committee; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. established the American Voters League, a nonpartisan organization committed to increasing voter turnout; 

Whereas upon being elected Mayor of Atlanta, the Honorable 

Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. began encouraging and 

fostering interracial understanding in Atlanta; 
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Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was 

a strong supporter of affirmative action, civil rights, and 

the expansion of social and economic gains for minorities; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was 

a great champion for diversity, inclusion, and fairness—

not just in government and business, but also in all areas 

of life; 

Whereas the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was 

a wonderful human being who never wavered from the 

principles that guided his life and career; 

Whereas the efforts of the Honorable Maynard Holbrook 

Jackson, Jr. on behalf on the City of Atlanta and all 

Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his 

colleagues; and 

Whereas the untimely death of the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. has deprived his community, the City 

of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the entire Nation 

of an outstanding leader: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) honors the life and accomplishments of the 

3 Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr.; 

4 (2) recognizes the legendary compassion exhib5 ited by the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson, 

6 Jr. as a civil rights leader; and 

7 (3) extends its condolences to the Jackson fam8 ily and the City of Atlanta on the death of a re9 markable man.

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