Race and Reunion | 
https://newsone.com/3853253/african-americans-founded-memorial-day/
https://time.com/5836444/black-memorial-day/
https://www.history.com/news/memorial-day-civil-war-slavery-charleston
“It‘s the fact that this occurred in Charleston at a cemetery site for the Union dead in a city where the Civil war had begun,” says Blight, “and that it was organized and done by African American former slaves is what gives it such poignancy.”
GingerAntics 💙💙💙 thank you for sharing this. What an amazing story. The lady at the end who was shocked to find out her grandfather‘s story was true made me tear up. 3y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics We did this research last night and I was a hot mess of tears..... 3y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie thank god I wasn‘t the only one. That‘s one gas light put out. 3y
