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
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@QasimRashid they taught us it was a northern holiday and we didn't get the day off school. This explains that a lot better
May 30, 2023 at 2:14pmWeb