President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation ostensibly meant to honor Black History Month that bizarrely argues against the very existence of Black history that is distinct from that of other Americans.
In a statement posted on the White House website, Trump, 79, framed “National Black History Month” around the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence in July. He declared that “black history” is “not distinct from American history,” but merely “an indispensable chapter in our grand American story.”
The proclamation praised “countless black American heroes” for contributions spanning government, law, the military, culture, and the economy, before saying that those contributions are not remarkable because of skin color, so therefore shouldn’t be celebrated separately.
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