Sledge (sledge_hammer)

Race #190

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Official speed 82.56 wpm (56.54 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 18, 2011 1:17:45pm UTC
Race Finish April 18, 2011 1:18:42pm UTC
Outcome No win (1 of 1)
Points 0.00
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Having endured the racial turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement without the overt violent conflict that haunted some of its southern neighbors, Atlanta was a city obsessed with economic progress. Just as editor Henry Grady had looked north for investment and support in the wake of the Civil War, the city's newest generation of boosters saw international dollars as the future for Atlanta.