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Reminiscences of early anti-slavery days
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
609888
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Manuscripts
An anonymous poem written on the occasion of Decoration Day, a precursor to Memorial Day first officially celebrated on May 1868. The first celebration of the Union dead took place in Charleston, S.C. on May 1, 1865. The poem begins with: "To Day a Nation mourns her sons / Who died for Liberty. / She mourns above those faithful ones / Whose blood set thousands free." The poem celebrates the new era when "through loyal Chief, and Patriot Band / The blacks and whites now equal stand." .
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