Qasim Rashid, Esq. on Nostr: I wish schools taught this. Memorial Day began in 1865 when 10,000 former enslaved & ...

I wish schools taught this.

Memorial Day began in 1865 when 10,000 former enslaved & a few white missionaries honored fallen Union soldiers.

It was founded in memory of those who gave their life to end white supremacy terror, slavery, & human trafficking
https://www.history.com/news/memorial-day-civil-war-slavery-charleston