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“People travel all over the world visiting destinations referenced by Guinness Book of World Records,” Smith says. “My hope is that we’ll attract more international visitors who will learn that African Americans were not just bystanders in the fight .
A light drizzle fell over West Point Cemetery in Norfolk Saturday as community members gathered to honor Black Civil War soldiers for Military Appreciation Month.