Thank you. I want all to know that it is my belief that The first Decoration Day or Memorial Day took place on May 1, 1865 at Hampton Park in Charleston, SC by my ancestors decorating the fallen black soldiers of the Union. It has become one of my goals to make this known and for it to become an annual celebration for all.
I bumped into this video looking for a video to speak the truth to my son about Memorial Day thank you and thank your ancestors for me for making us free
I recently learned of the true beginning of memorial day. It brought me to tears literally! You must be so proud to be an ancestors of such truly amazing people!
Thanks for sharing. We will be having a free Decoration Day of 1865 event on May 6, 2017 at two o'clock pm at the original site of this very first Decoration Day event at Hampton Park in Charleston, SC at 30 Mary Murray Drive as we honor those of our enslaved ancestors as well as those who ultimately helped to free them.
the first Decoration Day was founded by my black ancestors fallen solders may 1865.....in 1967 president change it to Memorial Day....i think this date is right
He lied right off the bat, that's not where it came from. The people who first started this tradition where black people. Who honored the war dead. Look up the event its history
@@jen7662 I started at 58 minutes. Do you really think that I need to edit my comment if I have to listen for 58 minutes before getting to the truth? Seriously?
@@ted1091 well assuming isn’t always good, especially in this case which your assumption was wrong. Also in the day of 30 second TikTok clips we used to be able to listen to talks and take in all the info rather just pick the surface and call it fact.
I hope everyone realizes that there is something out there that caused the civil war and pain for America. It is called KARMA. Also, remember, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The sins of America for what it did to those poor Africans were borne out by the 600K + dead men on our soil. GOD was not happy...and if you cannot get that in your heads, then he will remind you again, and again, and again....forever! Do you all think that folks who burned black me alive during the years of lynching are in heaven? Seriously...those folks are not in heaven....they are in HELL....Forever! That is hard to believe, but think about it!
For balance it’s important to recognize this kind of horrible war was not the first to exist, it’s played out again and again throughout history. People of all colors engaged in slavery by enslaving people of ALL colors. Infact the word slave is derived from Slav…Slavic people who were enslaved in the 9th century. At current we have approx. 20 million slaves on the planet, but we all seem too focused on our past to talk about it. Yes, let’s talk about history, include all perspectives, recognize all perspectives, sacrifices and acknowledge wrongs, but at some point we have to move on if we want to actually solve the problems which are happening right now.
Thank you. I want all to know that it is my belief that The first Decoration Day or Memorial Day took place on May 1, 1865 at Hampton Park in Charleston, SC by my ancestors decorating the fallen black soldiers of the Union. It has become one of my goals to make this known and for it to become an annual celebration for all.
I bumped into this video looking for a video to speak the truth to my son about Memorial Day thank you and thank your ancestors for me for making us free
you are right, read that awhile back.
I recently learned of the true beginning of memorial day. It brought me to tears literally! You must be so proud to be an ancestors of such truly amazing people!
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Exactly. The white narrative is still going strong. Amazing.
Im Proud to say that Im a member of the Gettysburg Foundation!..I live in Ohio.. and just Love the town of Gettysburg..
Thanks for sharing. We will be having a free Decoration Day of 1865 event on May 6, 2017 at two o'clock pm at the original site of this very first Decoration Day event at Hampton Park in Charleston, SC at 30 Mary Murray Drive as we honor those of our enslaved
ancestors as well as those who ultimately helped to free them.
It's safe to say that this is not a lecture on Decoration Day.
The truth always comes out. Thank you Mr. Welch for your research and then sharing.
the first Decoration Day was founded by my black ancestors fallen solders may 1865.....in 1967 president change it to Memorial Day....i think this date is right
May 1st 1865 Charleston SC
He lied right off the bat, that's not where it came from. The people who first started this tradition where black people. Who honored the war dead. Look up the event its history
Exactly. I was shocked to hear his version. It's false history. Freed slaves began Memorial Day.
You didn’t listen to the full video…
@@ted1091start at 58 minutes and then edit you comment.
@@jen7662 I started at 58 minutes. Do you really think that I need to edit my comment if I have to listen for 58 minutes before getting to the truth? Seriously?
@@ted1091 well assuming isn’t always good, especially in this case which your assumption was wrong. Also in the day of 30 second TikTok clips we used to be able to listen to talks and take in all the info rather just pick the surface and call it fact.
😂 Some of these comments ....pure Comedy.
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I hope everyone realizes that there is something out there that caused the civil war and pain for America. It is called KARMA. Also, remember, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The sins of America for what it did to those poor Africans were borne out by the 600K + dead men on our soil. GOD was not happy...and if you cannot get that in your heads, then he will remind you again, and again, and again....forever! Do you all think that folks who burned black me alive during the years of lynching are in heaven? Seriously...those folks are not in heaven....they are in HELL....Forever! That is hard to believe, but think about it!
For balance it’s important to recognize this kind of horrible war was not the first to exist, it’s played out again and again throughout history. People of all colors engaged in slavery by enslaving people of ALL colors. Infact the word slave is derived from Slav…Slavic people who were enslaved in the 9th century.
At current we have approx. 20 million slaves on the planet, but we all seem too focused on our past to talk about it.
Yes, let’s talk about history, include all perspectives, recognize all perspectives, sacrifices and acknowledge wrongs, but at some point we have to move on if we want to actually solve the problems which are happening right now.