Memorial Day 1865. Library of Congress The race track in question was the Washington Race Course and Jockey Club in Charleston. Memorial Day, formerly Decoration Day, in the United States, holiday (last Monday in May) honouring those who have died in the nation's wars.
African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina.
Welles, mentioned to some of his friends at a social gathering that while praising the living veterans of the Civil War it would be well to remember the patriotic dead by placing flowers on their graves.
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The History Channel and many credible historians have confirmed that the popular holiday was, in fact, initially an event held by newly liberated Blacks in Charleston, South Carolina. Memorial Day, formerly Decoration Day, in the United States, holiday (last Monday in May) honouring those who have died in the nation's wars. It would be a mistake to think that the eclectic, fun-loving observance of Memorial Day is.