The first Memorial Day in American history was organized by the Black community of Charleston, South Carolina in May 1865, weeks after the Civil War ended, when they exhumed and gave proper burials to 257 Union soldiers who had died in a Confederate prison camp and been dumped in a mass grave behind a racetrack, with a ceremony attended by 10,000 people.
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Memorial Day Facts — Part 1: Who actually started it.Added:
The first Memorial Day >> [music] >> was organized by formerly enslaved people.
In May 1865, weeks after the Civil War ended, black residents [music] of Charleston, South Carolina gathered to honor 257 Union soldiers who had died in a Confederate prison camp.
They had been dumped in a mass grave behind a racetrack.
The community exhumed every single body >> [music] >> and gave each one a proper burial.
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