In a society where there are still racial injustices reminiscent of the 1960’s, the need for acceptance and love is drastically needed, and it can be seen between all races. A minority of these people take action by protesting while some try to ignore the issue.  However, a large majority of citizens engage in Black History Month in order to better understand the injustices done to the black citizens of the United States.

Although Black History Month is practiced heavily in the United States, there are some people who believe that Black History Month should no longer be practiced, an opinion famously held by Morgan Freeman.

According to the website Snopes.com, during an interview with Mike Wallace for 60 Minutes, when asked about his opinion about Black History Month Freeman said “I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.”

Furthermore, Freeman responded that he believes that people should not even focus on the race of others in order to put an end to racism.

Could this really be a solution? We live in a society that is extremely racially conscious. There is a continuous awareness about the specific race of others. It almost seems that we are mainly troubled by the problems that occur to African Americans, specifically because of the racial undertones. What Freeman means is that focusing more on the human issue of the problem, mainly that there is a group of humans that are suffering, would allow us to be a more open and helping society.

Would getting rid of Black History Month be a major contributor to getting others involved in the injustices that occur to African Americans? According to an article written by Joel Christian Gill, African American History is also a component of American History. African Americans have contributed to the growth of the United States as much as Caucasians have.

The article also argues that by eliminating Black History Month, it would take away the notion that the African American population can only be recognized and celebrated for just a single month, in turn bringing out the celebration of African Americans to the whole year.

By celebrating and respecting different cultures all of the time, instead of limiting it to Black History Month, we can end the notion that African American history and culture is substandard to other races that occupy the United States. It could finally be seen that African Americans are a truly recognized and respected race in the United States.