01681cam a2200397 i 4500 558992347 TxAuBib 20220520120000.0 200629s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020028866 9781419736308 hardcover 1419736302 hardcover (OCoLC)1176315264 TxAuBib rda Henderson, Leah,. A day for rememberin' : inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day / written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Day for remembering. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. ©2021. 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "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." -- (Source of summary not specified.) 20220520. Freed persons Juvenile fiction. African Americans Juvenile fiction. Memorial Day Juvenile fiction. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Juvenile fiction. Charleston (S.C) Juvenile fiction. Picture books. Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.