Behind closed doors they had what were legendary battles I hear but when the doors opened there was absolute unity. Not a crack could be found. No separation whatsoever. They were locked together for the good of the community.

Eaves was later convicted by a federal jury of extortion in 1988 after he was caught selling his vote on two rezonings. Jackson married his first wife Burnella "Bunnie" Burke in 1965. This couple had three children - Elizabeth Brooke and Maynard III - before divorcing.

(March 23 1938 – June 23 2003) was an American politician a member of the Democratic Party and the first African American mayor of Atlanta Georgia serving three terms (1974-82 1990-94). Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr.