A Day for Remembering
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A Day for Remembering
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Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces Black, Brown, and White, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith poignant prose and celebratory, powerful illustrations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Day for Rememberin’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e shines light on the little-known history of this important holiday and reminds us never to forget the people who put their lives on the line for their country. 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