How Black People Started Memorial Day In The U.S.A. — And White Efforts To Cover It Up
On this Monday episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast: On this Memorial Day Monday in the U.S. Omar Moore details the origins of Memorial Day in the U.S., a holiday started by Black people—as well as white efforts to cover up and deny the origins of Memorial Day. May 30, 2022. Olivia Waxman’s Time magazine article on the Black origins of Memorial Day: https://bit.ly/3N8HIc8. David Blight’s book “Race And Reunion”: https://bit.ly/3PPPn0X Planned Parenthood: https://plannedparenthood.org. FREE: SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE BRAND NEW POLITICRAT DAILY PODCAST NEWSLETTER!! Extra content, audio, analysis…
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