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Day for Rememberin', A: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
Leah Henderson
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3630-8
Keywords: Civil War, African Americans, National Holidays
A young boy describes the Decoration Day tribute paid to fallen Union soldiers by his Charleston South Carolina, community of formerly enslaved people. Poignant painterly illustrations.