Qasim Rashid, Esq.May 29, 2023

I wish schools taught this.

Memorial Day began in 1865 when 10,000 former enslaved & a few white missionaries honored fallen Union soldiers.

It was founded in memory of those who gave their life to end white supremacy terror, slavery, & human trafficking
https://www.history.com/news/memorial-day-civil-war-slavery-charleston

One of the Earliest Memorial Day Ceremonies Was Held by Freed African Americans

At the close of the Civil War, people recently freed from slavery in Charleston honored fallen Union soldiers.

HISTORY
Show threadJeremy May 30, 2023
@QasimRashid Now it’s yet another reason to drink and party.
Show threadneutrino78x

@jeremydebose @QasimRashid

"Now it’s yet another reason to drink and party."

It's supposed to be somber reflection.

Drink and party = 4th of July.

Memorial Day is about the people who didn't make it back.

May 30, 2023 at 4:11amWeb
Show threadJeremy May 30, 2023
@neutrino78x @QasimRashid I know. That’s why I said “yet another reason…” to say people don’t care what holidays mean, they’re reasons to party now.
Show threadAgoraMay 30, 2023
@neutrino78x @jeremydebose @QasimRashid on July 4, I always read Frederick Douglass poem out loud to my kids.
That’s the only special 4th July activity in our house.