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Black Americans Invented Memorial Day

PeteEU said:
Is it not an American holiday made by Americans? Who cares about what the colour of their skin is, or where their great grandparents came from or what religion they have? Are they not all American? Why does almost everything have to do with ethnicity, race or religion in the US ? It is a holiday, made by Americans for Americans to honor something that Americans have done.. regardless of race, ethnicity or religion.
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In honor of Veterans Day, I call for the person who invented the hyphenated Orign-American name be frog marched out and shot at sunset!

/S/ Chuckie Chan. I'm an Sao Tome and Principe - American. But from now on just call me Chuck. :2razz:
 
PeteEU said:
But a good example on these boards.. I remember several discussion where things like child mortality rates were actually "cleaned up" by certain Americans.. by removing the black and in some cases the Hispanic population, just to show how great that white America was, and certainly better than those dirty Europeans and Asians.
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I remember reading some as well, so stop with the asininity. There was and is no racism in what was being pointed out.
 
shrubnose said:
Through the fog of history several groups lay claim to the invention of Memorial Day.To some extent that is because the holiday has had different names.To some extent,the fame of starting one of America's great traditions is irresistible.A group of Black Americans has as much of a claim.or better,than anyone else's.

Read the article here:Black Americans Invented Memorial Day - 24/7 Wall St.

I don't have any first-hand information on this,but this sounds like a pretty good claim.

What does anyone else have to say?
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They probably invented Black Friday as well, it's right in the name. Macy's and Sears you got some splaining to do.
 
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