The Black Roots of Memorial Day
7 min readNov 22, 2019
Some history….
As the end of this our Fourth Century in this tortuous land draws inexorably ever closer, it is well that we do some deep remembering. Remembrance is a necessary, essential, exercise in order to keep the present in proper perspective.
A proper appreciation of the past renders the future accessible, even malleable. We must know where we came from before we can decide…