USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was the first National Day of Mourning?
A
1960
B
1970
C
1980
D
1990
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1970, James cemented his place in history with when he organised the first National Day of Mourning, on the 350th anniversary of the Mayflower landing in America.

Detailed explanation-2: -WHAT IS NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING? An annual tradition since 1970, Day of Mourning is a solemn, spiritual and highly political day. Many of us fast from sundown the day before through the afternoon of that day. We are mourning our ancestors and the genocide of our peoples and the theft of our lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -More than 100 Indians, representing tribes from across America, gathered at Plymouth for a national day of mourning to focus attention on the plight of the American Indian.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indigenous Peoples in America recognize Thanksgiving as a day of mourning. It is a time to remember ancestral history as well as a day to acknowledge and protest the racism and oppression which they continue to experience today.

Detailed explanation-5: -By visiting cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes. By flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon. Memorial Day is a day of “National Mourning."

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