Jackie Robinson’s Birthplace

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This historical marker in Cairo marks the birthplace of Jackie Robinson, the "first African American in Major League Baseball." In 1998 the Georgia Historical Society assumed responsibility for the state's historical marker program and since that time has erected more than 100 markers around Georgia.

Courtesy of Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia.

Jackie Robinson’s Birthplace

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