UNITED STATES, — Memorial Day is one of ... roughly two dozen Black American Charlestonians reorganized the graves into orderly rows and constructed a 10-foot-tall white fence around them.

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 first Memorial Day ... dozen Black people stepped in to ensure they were remembered. Believe it or not, they exhumed the bodies, laid them in organized rows and built a 10-foot-high white ...

Memorial Day weekend traditionally honors military ... than providing them with respect and protection. White supremacist communities viewed Black military service as a direct threat to ...

Black and White, decorated soldiers' graves with floral honors on springtime 'decoration days,'" according to the website for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). Memorial Day ...