- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Maynard Jackson
- Contributor to Resource:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Date of Original:
- 1992-05-30
- Subject:
- Mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
African American mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
Crowds--Georgia--Atlanta
African American men--Georgia--Atlanta
African American women--Georgia--Atlanta
Demonstrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Windows--Georgia--Atlanta
City halls--Georgia--Atlanta
Municipal buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
King, Rodney G. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson appealed for calm on the steps of City Hall after mass violence and vandalism erupted in downtown Atlanta in response to the Rodney King verdict on April 30, 1992. Jackson was shouted down several times before the crowd finally moved off toward Peachtree Street.
Photograph of Maynard Jackson, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, appealing for calm on the steps of City Hall after mass violence and vandalism erupted in downtown Atlanta in response to the Rodney King verdict on April 30, 1992. He stands among a crowd of people, and his hands are raised. He is pictured in front of the entrance, and the words "City Hall" are painted on the windows above the doors. Jackson was shouted down several times before the crowd finally moved off toward Peachtree Street. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/maynard-jackson-1938-2003/maynard-jackson/
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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