Celebrating Black History Month

In 1925, historian Carter Woodson started a movement to spend a week bringing awareness to the role of African Americans in our national history. His effort has grown tremendously since then, and for the past 38 years, we’ve set aside the month of February to study and honor how African Americans have contributed to our national culture and history. Our nation was founded on the idea that we are all created equal, which means that we all have the opportunity to pursue our dreams regardless of our race, our religion, or our gender. And although we haven’t always lived up to that principle, what makes America truly great is that we continue to aspire to our highest ideals. Black History Month reminds us to study our past, and to pursue our best possible future together.

I’ll be visiting with high school students in Abilene this Friday and Lubbock next Monday to talk about Black History Month and what it means to them. I think we’ll have an interesting discussion—I grew up during the Civil Rights Movement, and what my peers and I saw as groundbreaking change is all history to this generation. I’m looking forward to hearing their thoughts on how far we’ve come as a country, and where we must go from here.

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