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Forgotten cemetery for freed slaves rediscovered

An Alexandria, Virginia cemetery that served as a burial place for hundreds of former slaves during the Civil War became a gas station in the 1950s. Eventually, the cemetery was rediscovered and the site is now a memorial. Wyatt Andrews reports.
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