lawrence (rence)

Race #881

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Official speed 56.36 wpm (82.82 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 7, 2010 4:24:20am UTC
Race Finish July 7, 2010 4:25:42am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Points 0.00
Text #603 (Length: 389 characters)

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.