In a Monday, March 2, 2020 photo, William Beverly shows news clippings from when his brother Albert Beverly was named the first black police officer in Alexandria, Va. Friends, family and former colleagues attended the funeral service for Albert Beverly at People's Union Baptist Church in King George, Va. (Mike Morones/The Free Lance-Star via AP)
March 8, 2020
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March 8, 2020 9 a.m.
'Our Jackie Robinson': Virginia city remembers police chief
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — They called him a trailblazer, an officer who treated others with respect — even when he got little in return — and the man who paved the way for other people of color at the Alexandria City Police Department.