A Bold Act of Remembrance The first Memorial Day wasn’t created by Congress or a president—it was born from the determination ...

Explore the history of Memorial Day and the African American contributions to the holiday. Learn about the true purpose and ...

Blight's suspicions were confirmed when after a talk he gave at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2001, ...

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

Memorial Day's historic origins are found in Charleston's Hampton Park and elsewhere. Remembering US service members' ...

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Blight, newly freed African Americans who had fought in the Civil War adorned soldiers’ graves in 1865, marking the first Memorial Day on record. Blight’s 2001 book “Race and Reunion ...

Memorial Day might look like backyard barbecues and ... Union regiments, both white and African Americans, drilled and paraded around the freshly laid graves. The entire day was filled with ...

Photo: Getty Images Memorial Day began in the mid-1800s as a way to honor the people who died in the American Civil War. The ...

Groveland hosts first Memorial Day ceremony at restored African American Cemetery Published: May 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM Tags: groveland , lake county , memorial day , black history , florida ...