For Black History Month

[Rev. Rye]

I remember taking a college class where I had to write an essay on what should be done about Black History Month.

Here are some points I made:
1) Carter Woodson, the originator of Black History Month, back when it was called Negro History Month, actually intended that, someday, it would become redundant when historians recognised that Black History is American History and integrate it into the curriculum as such.
2) Black history won't become obscure; it has reached the point where it's studied in the other 11 months of the year, so there's little chance it will be.
3) It celebrates race, which is an illusory social construct that has done much harm. Citing the Morgan Freeman video above, calling attention to race simply perpetuates the idea that there are two inherently distinct "races" of man.