[1][2] They were named after the local white league team, the Atlanta Crackers, of the Class A Southern Association.

It was not unusual for white and Negro league teams to have similar names, but in this case "Cracker" was a term with a complicated history, used sometimes as a colloquial and pejorative nickname for rural southern Whites, but also used affectionately by residents of Florida and Georgia who had long and deep ties to that region.

Their uniforms, bats, baseballs, and other supplies were donated by their white Southern Association counterpart, the Atlanta Crackers.

After taking a two-year hiatus, the NSL re-grouped for the 1926 season and Atlanta was included in the league schedule for 1926 and 1927.

Some of its member teams folded as well, but the Black Crackers were invited into the newly organized Negro American League.

They went on to have a very strong year, finishing in first place for the second half of the season, but scheduling problems and umpire controversies caused their Pennant series with the first-half champion Memphis Red Sox to be canceled.

The team played their home games at Ponce de Leon Park, along with the white Atlanta Crackers.