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

One of the earliest known celebrations of Memorial Day can be traced back to formerly ... “and that it was organized and done by African American former slaves is what gives it such poignancy.” ...

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 ...

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

Memorial Day may be the unofficial start of summer, but it is also time set aside to remember this country’s fallen soldiers.

Memorial Day was marked by American flags and motorcade processionals throughout Salisbury on Monday, but another celebration ...

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

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 ...

Helping Hand Cemetery (HHC) in Courtland hosted a Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 26, that highlighted the veterans ...

Read full article: Oak Tree Union Colored Cemetery restored in Groveland ...

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 ...