Between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, vandals defaced a statue of Jackie Robinson and teammate Pee Wee Reese.

Robinson made history as the first black player to play in Major League Baseball, effectively integrating America’s favorite pastime.The monument depicted Reese’s defiant embrace of Robinson-a sign of friendship and comradery-in front of a hostile ballpark crowd, during the 1947 season. It is considered a landmark moment for the direction of professional baseball-a sign that sports can not only move hearts, but can be a force for change.

Unfortunately, the statue, which stands in front of Brooklyn Cyclones Stadium, desecrated with swastikas and racist phrases. The perpetrators sprayed painted “die n***er” and “Hitler.” Those responsible for this defilement have not been caught yet.

While this is a tragedy, this not the first nor will it be the last monument in the United States to be debased. Over the past couple of decades, activists and protesters-whether good or bad-have defaced statues in order to get their voices heard. Perhaps some of the vandals are driven by righteous causes that most American would agree with, but as the Robinson and Reese statues shows: many times that isn’t true.

We have collected a number of defaced statue moments, to give you a sense of the history of how this tactic has been in the past. Some of these instances are disturbing or downright offensive that could be construed as attacks on America and our ideals. We invite you to take a look.

Jimi (@Nativejimi)