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	Text-Only Version--Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		Atlanta became the birthplace of the Coca-Cola empire--home to the company's founder, Asa Candler, who erected the Candler Building as a monument to himself, and the location of the early Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant.
		Another facet of the growing interest in the city's heritage was the Atlanta Historical Society's acquisition of the Swan House in Buckhead as its new headquarters, and two years later its relocation of the antebellum Tullie Smith house to the property as the centerpiece of a recreated vernacular homestead.
		Rhodes was born in Kentucky in 1850, and married Amanda Wilmot Dougherty of Atlanta in 1876.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/atlanta/text.htm (13963 words)

	Baseball in Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Atlanta Crackers (1901-1965) of the class A Southern Association (also known as the Southern League) and the Atlanta Black Crackers (ca.
		The Atlanta Crackers are one of professional baseball's most successful franchises in history.
		The Atlanta Crackers were members of the Southern Association from 1901 until 1961.
	www.libs.uga.edu /russell/online-exhibits/baseball/gabball.html (615 words)

	All About Atlanta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America.
		Atlanta was first planned in 1836 as a terminus on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, for lines connecting from Birmingham, Chattanooga, Macon, and Athens.
		Atlanta's WTBS channel 17 (originally WTCG) was Turner's start in television in the 1970s, after he bought the struggling UHF TV station, turning it into a profitable venture which still broadcasts "Superstation" TBS locally and nationally.
	www.juiceenewsdaily.com /0405/travel/atlanta.html (4290 words)

	Atlanta Black Crackers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlanta Black Crackers was a professional baseball team which played in the Negro League.
		The Crackers were founded in 1919 and folded in 1952.
		The Black Crackers won the Negro American League second half pennant, but scheduling problems and umpire controversies caused the series to be cancelled.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlanta_Black_Crackers (178 words)

	Atlanta, Georgia - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Atlanta is arguably a poster-child for cities worldwide experiencing rapid urban sprawl, population growth, and commercial development.
		Atlanta is circled by Interstate 285, which has come to delineate the interior of the city from the surrounding suburbs.
		Atlanta was first planned in 1836 as a terminus on the Western & Atlantic Railroad, for lines connecting from Birmingham, Chattanooga, Macon, and Athens.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=3138 (4633 words)

	Atlanta Black Crackers
		During the 1920s the Black Crackers played their home games at Ponce de Leon Park, the home park of their Southern League counterparts, the Atlanta Crackers.
		Most of the team's seasons after 1920 were spent in the Negro Southern League, but the 1938 season found the Black Crackers representing the "Phoenix of the South" in the Negro American League.
		After winning the NAL's second half in 1938 the Black Crackers were set to take on the first hafl winners, Memphis Red Sox, for the league championship.
	www.negroleaguebaseball.com /teams/Atlanta_Black_Crackers.html (233 words)

	The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
		From the home run that went all the way to Nashville to Jackie Robinson breaking Atlanta’s professional sports color barrier in 1949, the tree that once stood in Ponce de Leon Ball Park’s centerfield was there for it all.
		Hear what other stories the magnolia witnessed through the years when author Tim Darnell, former Atlanta Black Crackers player Red Moore and other former Atlanta Crackers visit Rhodes Hall May 26 to discuss the glory days of the teams that once defined baseball in the South.
		The Black Atlanta Crackers (1921-1949) played at Ponce de Leon Park during the 1920s.
	www.georgiatrust.org /historic_sites/rh_Atlanta_Crackers.htm (469 words)

	The Black Crackers - Atlanta Cracker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The professional Atlanta Black Crackers were born during the red summer of 1919, a time of racial unrest throughout the nation.
		In 1938, the Black Crackers were on their way to an Negro American League championship, but their series against the Memphis Red Sox was cancelled amidst allegations of umpire misconduct and illegal player contracts and buyouts.
		The Atlanta Black Crackers and many other Negro franchises came to an end in the late 1940s, once Jackie Robinson had broken the major league color barrier.
	www.atlantacracker.com /blackcrackers.htm (223 words)

	The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
		Author Tim Darnell and former Atlanta Black Crackers player Red Moore will sign copies of the new book and discuss the glory days of the team that defined baseball in the South.
		The Crackers were one of the most successful baseball teams in American history.
		Attendees are encouraged to bring any Atlanta Crackers or Atlanta Black Crackers memorabilia to share at the event.
	www.georgiatrust.org /whatsnew/pr_rh_Atlanta_Crackers.htm (323 words)

	Hill Street Press \| Q and A
		The fact that, in 1938, they could have been the champions of all of fl baseball in America.
		Crackers and Earl Mann, owner and general manager of the Crackers.
		Atlanta Baseball, Mann was general manager of the Crackers from 1933 until 1947.
	www.hillstreetpress.com /CrackersFeature.html (1055 words)

	Hill Street Press \| New Books
		Underscored with a sense of nostalgia for the lost traditions of the past, The Crackers is the first comprehensive history of Atlanta's original minor league (Southern League and Negro Southern League) baseball teams spanning six decades.
		It is the complete chronicle of the rise of amateur and minor league baseball in Atlanta beginning just years after the Civil War left its devastating mark on the city (with the Atlanta Baseball Club, the Gate City Nine, and the Osceolas) through the rise and fall of the Atlanta Crackers (1901-1965).
		All in all, The Crackers is a light-hearted and engrossing history of a time, a people, and one very special centerfield magnolia tree whose stories now exist, for better or worse, only within the shadow of the baseball juggernaut known as "America's Team." Includes extensive charts giving every recorded team score and player statistics.
	www.hillstreetpress.com /Crackers.html (983 words)

	Negro League Baseball Teams Index
		For those who are just discovering the story of the Negro Leagues we have prepared a primer on this fascinating part of American sports and cultural history.
		From the 1880s to 1950 literally hundreds of all-fl, professional and semi-professional baseball teams played throughout the United States.
		While at times fl baseball at its top levels enjoyed the benefits of organized league structures, most teams played in loosely organized circuits or as independents.
	www.negroleaguebaseball.com /teams/index.html (169 words)

	Nostalgia Prompts Return Of Negro Baseball Leagues \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source
		Atlanta Black Crackers owner Tom Forst joins his player Ken Griffey Jr.
		When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, fl talent began to migrate to the major leagues.
		Selig said the new Black National League and Black American League seasons will be played at the same time as those of regular, white Major League Baseball.
	www.theonion.com /content/node/30507/print (768 words)

	Red Moore/Pitch Black Negro League site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Red grew in Atlanta in the 20s and 30s, one of the hotbeds of baseball talent in the country.
		Besides claiming the Atlanta Black Crackers, Atlanta had some of the top industrial semipro teams in the country including the Scripto Black Cats, Atlanta Braves and Napa Auto Parts.
		Red had some sensational years with the Atlanta Black Crackers, his hometown team, especially in 1938 when he helped lead the Black Crax to the Negro American League second-half pennant.
	www.pitchblackbaseball.com /nlotmredmoore.html (474 words)

	Atlanta Crackers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Crackers were independent of major league farm systems until 1950.
		Louis Cardinals (1962-63), Minnesota Twins (1964), and, in their final season, they were the top farm team of the big-league Braves, playing a lame-duck season in Milwaukee under court order.
		It could be a reference to a then-colloquial term for someone who is quick and smart, a variant on "Cracker Jack ballplayer", for example.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlanta_Crackers (581 words)

	MLB.com - Negro Leagues Team Information
		The 1938 Black Crackers captured the second-half championship of the Negro American League.
		The Birmingham Black Barons played their games at historic Rickwood Field and they were the Negro American League Champions in 1943, 1944 and 1948.
		Along with the New York Lincoln Stars and the Indianapolis ABC's, the 1917 edition of the Chicago American Giants was one of the premier teams during World War I. Legendary greats such as Bruce Petway, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Pete Hill, Frank Wickware, and "Cannonball" Dick Redding were on the squad.
	mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/mlb_negro_leagues_teams.jsp (2001 words)

	Atlanta Black Crackers - BR Bullpen
		The Negro League team from Atlanta, GA, the Atlanta Black Crackers generally played in lesser leagues.
		Managed by Nish Williams, the team was led by OF Dan Reeves (.377, second in the NAL in average) and SS Pee Wee Butts (.360).
		The Black Crackers lost the first two playoff games to the Memphis Red Sox but the series went unfinished.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Atlanta_Black_Crackers (120 words)

	Other Teams
		The 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers captured the second half championships of the Negro American League.
		The New York Black Yankees were co-owned by James "Soldier Boy" Semler and toe-tapper Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
		The ABCs were named after their sponsor the American Brewing Company.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0112883/Teams/info_on_other_teams.htm (506 words)

	African-American Experience--Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The history of African Americans in Atlanta is synonymous with the history of Atlanta itself, and is one of progress and perseverance.
		Charleston, South Carolina, was the main port for the African slave trade to the lower South until 1808, and slaves were sold on the north side of the Exchange and Provost Building
		The city of Atlanta originated in the 19th century.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/atlanta/africanamerican.htm (2092 words)

	Blackbaseball.com :: Negro Baseball Leagues :: Atlanta Black Crackers 1938 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Blackbaseball.com :: Negro Baseball Leagues :: Atlanta Black Crackers 1938
		In their first year of the Negro American League, the Atlanta Black Crackers won the second half title of the split season.
		The League Championship Series between the Black Crackers and the Memphis Red Sox, winners of the first half, was cancelled after two games and no League Champion was crowned.
	www.blackbaseball.com /teams/atlantablackcrackers1938.htm (121 words)

	American Needle Atlanta Black Crackers 1938 Negro League fitted caps
		They played in Atlanta’s historic Ponce de leon Park when the white Minor League Atlanta Crackers were out of town.
		The 1938 team captured the second half championship of the Negro American League.
		Atlanta Black Creackers t-shirt--size:XL Atlanta Black Crackers T-shirt--size: XXL
	www.capsleague.com /ab.html (158 words)

	It's A Black Thang.com - Negro League Baseball - Gifts - Apparel - Memorabilia
		The Negro Baseball League brought thrilling and innovative baseball to urban Black America and to the country sides.
		Unfortunately the Negro Baseball League soon disbanded after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and Blacks were admitted into Major League Baseball.
		These retro/throwback sweat suits and caps will take you back to an era when Black baseball was the centerpiece of economic development in Black communities.
	www.itsablackthang.com /NegroLeagueBaseball-sweatsuits-caps.htm (514 words)

	BASN Negro League Spotlight: Black Colleges And Their Impact
		The impact of fl college players are a huge part of Negro League baseball.
		From player-manager Dick Lundy (Bethune-Cookman) to future Brooklyn Dodger Joe Black (Morgan State), the HBCU influence was felt throughout the entire existence of the Negro Leagues.
		While a comprehensive list of players would be too long to mention, what follows is a brief summary of some players that made a significant impact on their schools and their professional teams.
	www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_0921.shtml (988 words)

	Atlanta Finances Atlanta Black Crackers, more information about Atlanta Black Crackers
		Atlanta Finances Atlanta Black Crackers, more information about Atlanta Black Crackers
		The Atlanta Black Crackers were a team in the Negro League that played from approximately 1921 to 1949.
		Following Jackie Robinson's breaking of Major League Baseball's infamous color barrier in 1947, the Negro League as well as the Black Crackers continued to exist for a short time thereafter, finally disbanding in 1952.
	www.atlantarockscene.com /Atlanta_Black_Crackers.html (71 words)

	Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
		From 1920-1955, over 30 communities-- located primarily- in the Midwest, northeast, and south--were home to franchises organized into a number of leagues, some lasting only one-year.
		However, the term "Negro Leagues," as it is used by the museum, refers to the highest level of play for fl baseball during segregation.
		Over the years, many of these teams reorganized or moved to different communities, changing names, personnel-, and ownership.
	www.nlbm.com /s/team.htm (116 words)

	Glenn To Host A Celebration Of African American Sports History
		NEW HAVEN, Ct. -- This weekend in Atlanta, some of the nation's most well known African-American athletes will gather to honor one of the fathers of American athletics while also using the opportunity to educate youths on the history of African-American athletes as well.
		"When professional and collegiate sports were integrated, Black athletes who participated were recognized for some of their accomplishments".
		Glenn added that he wanted to use this weekend's events as a way for athletes to reconnect to their communities, to emphasize the need to integrate sports history, and to stress a greater focus on education to today's students.
	www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_02675.shtml (931 words)

	Atlanta Cracker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Here you'll learn about the team known as the Yankees of the Minors: the team, the players, the owners and the ballpark.
		You'll find a few fun and interesting facts and figures about the great Atlanta Crackers, enough so, I hope, to peak your interest in my book and the team.
		The 8th Inning - The Atlanta Black Crackers
	www.atlantacracker.com (127 words)

	Overview - Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Grandson Chase with Atlanta's newest Hall of Famer, grand pa Phil.
		James "Red" Moore, a member of the 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers Championship Team.
		Wyomia Tyus tells about growing up in south Atlanta, and then winning Gold Medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.
	www.atlantasportshalloffame.org /events/index.html (179 words)

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