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Happy Decoration Day 🪦💐

The creation of #memorialday stemmed from a #decorationday ceremony held on May 1, 1865 by African American people in Charleston, SC. Link in bio to read or hear more. #history https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMEQteFJ7y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Decoration Day” “In the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, it was a tradition initiated by former slaves to celebrate emancipation commemorate those who died for that cause.” - Ben Becker, blackthen.com Thank you @bkfulton for passing the knowledge forward. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #carter #cartermagazine #staywoke #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #decorationday https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnFGqzg-dn/?igshid=2wblquuomwst

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Decoration Day preceded Memorial Day and was created by former slaves to honor the Black and White union soldiers who fought to end slavery #memorialday #decorationday

From @helpingkidsrise - The First Decoration Day Gullah art by Sonja Evans Did you know that African Americans contributed to the founding of Memorial Day? On May 1, 1865, Black Charlestonians in cooperation with white missionaries and teachers, staged an unforgettable parade of 10,000 people on the slaveholders’ race course. A New York Tribune correspondent witnessed the event, describing “a procession of friends and mourners as South Carolina and the United States never saw before." . At 9 a.m. on May 1, the procession stepped off led by three thousand Black schoolchildren carrying arm loads of roses and singing “John Brown’s Body.” The children were followed by several hundred black women with baskets of flowers, wreaths and crosses. Then came black men marching in cadence, followed by contingents of Union infantry and other black and white citizens. As many as possible gathering in the cemetery enclosure; a childrens’ choir sang “We’ll Rally around the Flag,” the “Star-Spangled Banner,” and several spirituals before several black ministers read from scripture. No record survives of which biblical passages rung out in the warm spring air, but the spirit of Leviticus 25 was surely present at those burial rites: “for it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you… in the year of this jubilee he shall return every man unto his own possession.” . Following the solemn dedication the crowd dispersed into the infield and did what many of us do on Memorial Day: they enjoyed picnics, listened to speeches, and watched soldiers drill. Among the full brigade of Union infantry participating was the famous 54th Massachusetts and the 34th and 104th U.S. Colored Troops, who performed a special double-columned march around the gravesite. THE WAR WAS OVER, AND DECORATION DAY HAD BEEN FOUNDED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS in a ritual of remembrance and consecration. The war, they had boldly announced, had been all about the triumph of their emancipation over a slaveholders’ republic, and not about state rights, defense of home, nor merely soldiers’ valor and sacrifice. (via Zinn Ed Project) #DecorationDay #MemorialDay #Holiday #History #HiddenFigures #Sacrifice #Honor

On Memorial Day we remember and honor those who gave their life in service of our country. #memorialday #decorationday #gonebutnotforgotten #historicalgarments #1910s #1910sfashion #edwardian #costume #vintagecostume #historicalfashion #historicalcostuming #stylehistory  #sewing #costumehistory #19teens #historicalsewing  #fashionhistory #historiadelamoda #vintage  #periodclothing  #vintagefashion #20thcenturyfashion #sigloxx

Today we celebrate Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day. Decoration Day was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, although over two dozen cities and towns lay claim to being the birthplace of this holiday. It was a day to honor Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers by placing flowers on their graves. This photo was taken at San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, #California. #memorialday #mdw2017 #history #decorationday #history #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #sanfrancisco #cemetery #remember #blog #blogger #travelblog #travelblogger #americanhistory #militaryhistory #ushistory (at San Francisco National Cemetery)