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The Untold Story Of Memorial Day: Former Slaves Honoring The Dead

The Untold Story Of Memorial Day: Former Slaves Honoring And Mourning The Dead By Sarah Lazare Unsplash/Gabby Orcutt The African-American history of the federal holiday has been nearly wiped from public memory. Union General John Logan is often credited with founding Memorial Day. The commander-in-chief of a Union veterans’ organization called the Grand Army of the Republic, Logan Read more