One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

Memorial Day might look like backyard barbecues and flag-draped parades now, but its earliest roots trace back to the ruins of the Civil War. And it all started with newly freed Black people who ...

The Forgotten Story Of How Freed African Americans Helped Create Memorial Day. One of the earliest known celebrations of Memorial Day can be traced back to formerly enslaved persons and white ...

But after 1877, with the rise of Jim Crow, Black Memorial Day participation was pushed to the margins. White narratives dominated, focusing on reconciliation and romanticizing the Confederacy.

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By the time Memorial Day became an official federal holiday over 100 years later in 1971, its beginning in Charleston, led by the Black community, had been all but forgotten.

Edward McFarland, a Vietnam War veteran, urges Americans to include Black servicemembers in Memorial Day remembrances. 88° Make wishtv.com your home page ...