While many American towns claim to have held the earliest celebrations of the holiday, U.S. officials declared Waterloo, New York the "birthplace" of Memorial Day. Historians say residents closed ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — While Memorial Day weekend ... WHEN: Parade 9:30 a.m.; memorial service 10 a.m.; Lost at Sea Memorial Service 2 p.m. WHERE: Parade from City Hall (4701 Hwy 61, White Bear Lake ...