Jackie Robinson mural in Miami defaced with racial slurs and swastikas
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Miami murals of MLB icons defaced with hate symbols
Swastikas, slurs scrawled on Jackie Robinson image
Police investigating mural vandalism as hate crime
Miami murals honoring baseball trailblazers Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minoso were defaced with swastikas and racist slurs this week.
The vandalism in the city's Overtown neighborhood was reported Monday to police, who told the Athletic on Friday that they are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
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