a sacred secular day of memory

we cannot remember what we do not know
We all have individual family, friends and others to remember today, which is good. Good, too, is a lesson about how this holiday came to be, some of which was familiar to me me but the key part was a revelation.

From Civil War and slavery scholar David Blight in today’s New York Times. More things to remember, and honor.

© Sandy Mattingly 2011