Bonus: The FORGOTTEN History of Memorial Day #blackhistory

Freed African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, conducted the earliest recorded Memorial Day observance in the country. This celebration, occurring in 1865 and at the time it was dubbed "Decoration Day"<br /><br />Audio Onemichistory.com <br /><br />Follow me on Instagram: @onemic_history Follow me on <br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/onemichistory<br />Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Onemichistory <br /><br /><br />Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 <br />Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m<br /><br />https://time.com/5836444/black-memorial-day/<br />https://www.insider.com/black-history-of-the-first-memorial-day-2022-5 https://www.history.com/news/memorial-day-civil-war-slavery-charleston https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/05/25/freed-slaves-started-first-memorial-day-in-the-us