While many American towns claim to have held the earliest celebrations of the holiday, U.S. officials declared Waterloo, New ...

The first Memorial Day tribute was created by newly freed Black Americans in 1865, though racists have tried to erase them ...

Memorial Day may be the unofficial start of summer, but it is also time set aside to remember this country’s fallen soldiers.

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

Although Memorial Day now commemorates those who died in all wars, it began when Black people commemorated the Civil War in ...

The initial commemoration of Memorial Day is often disputed ... enslaved African Americans and some white missionaries had a parade where schoolchildren, Black religious leaders and members ...

The holiday's origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union ...

On May 26, 1900, the Geneva Daily Times told its readers the Union veterans would not parade on Memorial Day. The local ...