Memorial Day was started in 1865 by former slaves to honor Union soldiers who died in a Confederate prison camp. The soldiers were buried in a mass grave, so they dug them up and them all a proper burial and a parade led children.
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(Someone please correct if wrong. This is based of vague memory)
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(Someone please correct if wrong. This is based of vague memory)
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