Editing Maynard Jackson (section)

==Controversy==
Maynard Jackson heightened racial tensions in May 1974 when he attempted to fire the incumbent white police chief, John Inman. Jackson believed the change was needed to grapple with Atlanta's growing crime problem and charges by the black community of police racial insensitivity toward African Americans.

In August 1974 Mayor Jackson appointed A. Reginald Eaves, an activist and personal friend, as Public Safety Commissioner. Eaves was criticized for lacking police experience. He generated controversy by appointing an ex-convict as his personal secretary and for what was considered as affirmative action in the police department, which some described as "reverse discrimination."<ref>[http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2009/09/06/a-reginald-eaves/ "A. Reginald Eaves"], '' Atlanta Unfiltered'', September 6, 2009</ref>

Jackson fired Eaves after revelation of a police exam cheating scandal.<ref>[http://www.bookrags.com/biography/maynard-holbrook-jackson-jr/ "Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr."], ''Encyclopedia of World Biography'', at ''Bookrags''</ref> Eaves was later convicted by a federal jury of extortion in 1988 after selling his vote on two rezonings.<ref>[http://www.atlantamagazine.com/features/anniversary/scalawag/story.aspx?ID=1454471 "Scalawag"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202094551/http://www.atlantamagazine.com/features/anniversary/scalawag/story.aspx?ID=1454471 |date=December 2, 2012 }}, ''Atlanta Magazine''</ref>

In 1991 Jackson awarded transgender supermodel [[Caroline Cossey]] (known under the stage name "Tula") honorary citizenship to Atlanta, though he later rescinded it after he learned that she was transgender, saying “I wouldn’t have given it to somebody whose claim to fame was being transsexual” despite Cossey having a career for many years before her gender reassignment was public knowledge. Cossey stated that she felt insulted by his decision.<ref>[https://www.playboy.com/read/tula-first-transgender-in-playboy-1991/ "Tula - First transgender in Playboy 1991"] ''Playboy Magazine'', October 9, 2020</ref>