Celebrating Baseball:
Atlanta Black Crackers
In celebration of the 2014 World Series, the AARL Archives travels back to an Atlanta treasure found in the pamphlet collection. The Atlanta Black Crackers, formerly known as the Atlanta Cubs, began playing minor league baseball in Atlanta in 1919. The team played in the Negro Southern League and the Negro American League during the first half of the twentieth century. According to the 1945 Atlanta Black Crackers Publicity Manual, "Well stocked with prewar stars, the Black Crackers have their eyes formed on Southern League pennant for the second straight year, and will display the same brand of ball that made the Atlanta club a tremendous drawing card last season."
For more information on the history of the Atlanta Black Crackers, please visit our previous post about the team.
