What happened on this day. These are the May 1 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. May 1, 1865 — Freed Black people hold one of the earliest Memorial Day-style commemorations in Charleston, South Carolina Category: Civil War / Memory / Emancipation / Public Mourning In Charleston, South Carolina, formerly enslaved […]
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