Quotes to share with your friends this weekend

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Black people recently freed from enslavement may have organized the first #MemorialDay, say historians.

In 1865, Black residents in Charleston, SC held proper burials for Union soldiers put in a mass grave by Confederate captors — a year before the first annual commemoration. pic.twitter.com/0HFcXiozb4

– AJ + (@ajplus) May 31, 2021

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On this #MemorialDay, we remember and honor those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. With gratitude and appreciation, we salute you. pic.twitter.com/nPogWrUJht

— City of Los Angeles (@LACity) May 31, 2021