Home » Black People Started Memorial Day On May 1st 1865 – Whites Erased It From History Black People Started Memorial Day On May 1st 1865 – Whites Erased It From History emppress May 26, 2025 Leave a Comment on Black People Started Memorial Day On May 1st 1865 – Whites Erased It From History Posted in Know Your History Share: TwitterFacebookPinterestRedditVKDiggLinkedinMix Did you know Memorial Day was started by freed enslaved people to honor fallen Union soldiers? View this post on Instagram A post shared by EMP PRESS (@emp.press) Related Articles Before Marvel Took Over, The Meteor Man (1993) Helped Pave the Way for Black Superheroes Chadwick Boseman Would Have Been 48 Years Old Today. Happy Heavenly Birthday. We Will Never Forget You. Philadelphia’s Oldest Black Bookstore, Est. 1959, Just Became a Historic Landmark! On This Day In 1963, W. E. B. Du Bois Became A Citizen Of Ghana And Dedicated His Final Years To Working On The Encyclopedia Africana Author: emppress Website
