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Jackie Robinson historical marker in Grady Co. vandalized The sign was vandalized after it was shot several times. (Source: Georgia historial society) By Jennifer Morejon | February 23, 2021 at 6:54 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 2:55 PM CAIRO, Ga. (WALB) -The Georgia Historical Society is seeing an increase in vandalism of historical markers relating to African-American history, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the end of slavery. The most recent one, Jackie Robinson’s Historical Marker. A release from the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) states the marker was shot several times. The marker was shot several times. (Source: Georgia historial society) An incident report was filed with the Grady County Sheriff’s office last week after someone called law enforcement, according to GHS. ....