Petrarch (petrarch)

Race #331

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Official speed 104.76 wpm (44.56 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 15, 2010 11:10:44pm UTC
Race Finish August 15, 2010 11:11:29pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
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.