01526cam a2200337 4500 876405762 TxAuBib 20230629120000.0 200629s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020028866 9781419736308 hardcover 1419736302 hardcover (OCoLC)1176315264 TxAuBib Henderson, Leah,. A Day for Rememberin' : Inspired By the True Events of the First Memorial Day / written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. ©2021. 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (page [39]). 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. Ages 6 to 9. 20230629. Freedmen Juvenile fiction. African Americans Juvenile fiction. Memorial Day Juvenile fiction. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Juvenile fiction. Charleston (S.C.) Juvenile fiction. Cooper, Floyd, illustrator. TXLYT