As a child, Bobby Glover would watch practices of the Atlanta Black Crackers, the city’s Negro League baseball team. The workouts took place in the southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Bush Mountain in a sunken meadow that created a natural seating bowl.
“We used to camp in the woods and catch the home run balls and sell them back to the guys for a nickel,” said Glover with a chuckle.
The Braves along with the city of Atlanta and several community groups are combining efforts to restore the baseball field once used by the Black Crackers.
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