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Red rose atop an unmarked grave at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
Credit: Halperson / Tisara Photo
Original Author: Steven Halperson
Created: September 6, 2014
Medium: Digital photograph

Unmarked Grave in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery

A red rose lies atop an unmarked grave in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial park in Alexandria.

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