[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 303 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 16, 2003.
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;
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;
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
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) honors the life and accomplishments of the Honorable Maynard
Holbrook Jackson Jr.;
(2) recognizes the legendary compassion exhibited by the Honorable
Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. as a civil rights leader; and
(3) extends its condolences to the Jackson family and the City of
Atlanta on the death of a remarkable man.
Attest:
Clerk.