The Memorial Day Origin Story They Don’t Teach
Like most American myths, the truth is much different than you've been led to believe.
Every year, Americans mark Memorial Day with parades, speeches, and family gatherings. For many, it’s a long weekend filled with sales and barbecues. But beneath the red, white, and blue bunting lies a rarely told story, one that begins not with generals or presidents but with newly freed African Americans determined to honor the dead.
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