Morgan Freeman on Black History Month

At risk of being attacked as an Uncle Tom or Oreo, actor Morgan Freeman says that the way to get rid of racism is to stop talking about it.

Still considered black among the pro-apartheid LEFT, Mr. Freeman agrees that the idea of a Black History Month is as ridiculous as a white history month. I always consider it a personal victory when one of my Hollywood neighbors says something smart. After all, this isn’t rocket science: As a kid, I wondered how one nation indivisible could have multiple histories.

History is a continuum, not a cake. Slicing Americans along racial, economic, or other lines is a tactic that politicians and America’s enemies use to create distrust and anger among ourselves to gain control over us. Free men like Morgan Freeman do not need Black History Month to celebrate a black identity – his hard work and success defines him as a great American. Nothing else matters.

Mike Wallace interviews Mr. Freeman on 60 Minutes this evening.