2 7 . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁May n ard ▁Jackson ▁was ▁in el ig ible ▁to ▁run ▁due ▁to ▁term ▁limits . ▁ ▁The ▁run off ▁featured ▁two ▁prominent ▁Atlanta ▁polit icians : ▁former ▁Congress man ▁and ▁UN ▁Amb assador ▁Andrew ▁Young ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Sid ney ▁Marcus . ▁ ▁Young ▁won ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 7 th ▁run off ▁by ▁double ▁digits . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁mayor ▁( Jack son ) ▁handed ▁over ▁the ▁keys ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁city ▁to ▁another ▁African ▁American . ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁tra pe ze ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁horizontal ▁bar ▁hung ▁by ▁ro pes ▁or ▁metal ▁stra ps ▁from ▁a ▁support . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁aer ial ▁appar atus ▁commonly ▁found ▁in ▁circ us ▁performances . ▁Tra pe ze ▁acts ▁may ▁be ▁static , ▁spin ning ▁( rig ged ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁point ), ▁swing ing ▁or ▁flying , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁performed ▁solo , ▁double , ▁triple ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁act . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁art ▁of ▁tra pe ze ▁performance ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Jules ▁Lé ot ard , ▁a ▁young ▁French ▁ac ro bat ▁and ▁aer ial ist , ▁in ▁Toul ouse ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 0 0 s . ▁He ▁invent ed ▁the ▁flying ▁tra pe ze , ▁pract ising ▁over ▁his ▁father ' s ▁sw imming ▁pool . ▁ ▁Types ▁of ▁tra pe ze ▁