On this Día de los Muertos / #DayoftheDead, we remember the lives of those who passed through slavery and the descendants they left behind. 
As a part of our responsibility, we gather the documents, photos, and their stories, but today we whisper their names and center their lives in our hearts and minds.
Día de Muertos is a profoundly meaningful and beautiful Mexican celebration, which includes traditions of visiting graves, building private altars (ofrendas), and honoring the deceased by leaving foods and beverages that nourished the dead when they were living.
For anyone who has ever visited southern Mexico at this time, the village cemeteries are a feast for the eyes, as revealed through a blanket of aztec marigolds (cempasúchil), where the ...
cont. spiritual connection between past and present is palpable and where the breath of those who came before us connects to those who will follow.
Día de Muertos, however, has much older roots, revealing the pre-Columbian indigenous origins that can be traced to 1500 BC., and perhaps beyond, where people have been celebrating the life and experiences of those that came before them since time immemorial.
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