Hassell's body lay in state February 11 in the Rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol, his casket draped with the flag of Virginia, the first black person in Virginia to be accorded that honor.
Hassell's body lay in state February 11 in the Rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol, his casket draped with the flag of Virginia in Virginia. This was to be accorded that honor. Virginia was the first black person.