Kenneth Davis

What is the origin of Memorial Day?

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, when women decorated the graves of fallen soldiers. Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Civil War origins of Memorial Day and the declaration of the national holiday in 1967.

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