Director Sam Pollard constructs a portrait of charismatic trailblazer Maynard Jackson, who became Atlanta’s first black mayor in 1973. The son of pastors raised in the segregated South, Jackson entered college at 14 and took office at 35. During his three-term tenure, he led the city through the traumatic Atlanta child murders scare and triumphantly hosted the 1996 Olympics, all while championing racial equality. Family and colleagues, including Bill Clinton, Andrew Young and Al Sharpton, tell the epic story of a dynamic leader and his legacy of honor and progress.
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- Auburn Entertainment
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- government
- southern usa
- atlanta
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Top Cast
Bill Clinton as Self
Al Sharpton as Self
Vernon Jordan as Self
Kasim Reed as Self
Andrew Young as Self
Top Crew
Sam Pollard · Director, Writer
Henry Adebonojo · Cinematographer
Jeff Cooper · Editor
Jason Orr · Producer
Winsome Sinclair · Producer
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