The Atlanta Crackers were a minor league baseball team that played in the Southern League for several decades until the Atlanta Braves moved from Milwaukee in 1966 and became the first major league baseball team based in the Southeastern United States. Their home games were played in Ponce de Leon Park. A Negro League counterpart team was referred to as the Atlanta Black Crackers, which is somewhat ironic as the term "cracker" is a racial slur for an illiterate white person. (Supporters of the team used to cite the existence of a bakery of the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) being located in Atlanta as the true origin of the name. This is disputed.) A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor leagues are baseball leagues which are at a lower pay level and generally play in smaller cities and towns than Major League Baseball. ... The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. ... Atlanta Braves National League AAA Richmond Braves AA Mississippi Braves A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves R Danville Braves Orlando Braves The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States and the county of Milwaukee. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... See also Agueybana Hayuya Jumacao Discoverer of the Americas Categories: People stubs | 1460 births | 1521 deaths | History of Puerto Rico | Conquistadores ... The Atlanta Black Crackers were a team in the Negro League that played from approximately 1921 to 1949. ... Adolf Hitler: layered visual irony? What is Irony? Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. ... Whites (or White) is a broad term used to describe people of ethnic European, Middle Eastern and North African descent, especially those with fair coloured skin. ... Nabisco logo Nabisco is a U.S.-based manufacturer of cookies and snacks, including brands such as Chips Ahoy, Fig Newtons, Mallomars, Oreos, Ritz Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Triscuits, and Wheat Thins. ...