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Maynard
“Mayor Maynard!”
5.2 / 10• 2017• 1h 39m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bill Clinton
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Al Sharpton
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Vernon Jordan
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Kasim Reed
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Andrew Young
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Pollard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Maynard is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
