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A day for rememberin' : inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day

Call Number

  • HOLIDAY JE HEND (CEN, EAS, OSH)

Publication Information

New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021.

Physical Description

40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Audience

Ages 6 to 9. Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Summary

In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Includes author's note.

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Floyd Cooper

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