For the first time, Black veterans laid to rest at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Manassas, Virginia are receiving special recognition this Veteran’s Day.

The local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post recently learned about the African American cemetery and the fact it had been overlooked in the traditional ceremonies.

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Once located in the countryside, Rose Hill Cemetery is now surrounded by industrial buildings — hard to even see or find unless you know where to look. The cemetery dates back to the mid-1800s created during segregation, owned and maintained now by the city.

“Growing up, it was the Black cemetery. It was where the African Americans all came,” said Manassas Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger.

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