One of the Earliest Memorial Day Ceremonies Was Held by Freed African Americans

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One of the Earliest Memorial Day Ceremonies Was Held by Freed African Americans

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At the close of the Civil War, people recently freed from slavery in Charleston honored fallen Union soldiers.

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