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

Henderson, Leah,

A day for rememberin' : inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day / Day for remembering written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. - 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

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.



9781419736308

2020028866

GBC150374 bnb

020146097 Uk


Freedmen--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Memorial Day--Juvenile fiction.
Freedmen--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Memorial Day--Fiction.

Grade one. Grade two. Grade three. Grade four.


Children's stories.
Picture books.

PZ7 / .D394 2021