President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Jan. 31 recognizing February as Black History Month to honor the contributions of “black American patriots who have indelibly shaped our Nation’s history.”
“Throughout our history, black Americans have been among our country’s most consequential leaders, shaping the cultural and political destiny of our nation in profound ways,” Trump said in his proclamation.
The proclamation cited the contributions of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, social activist Harriet Tubman, economist Thomas Sowell, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, calling them “American heroes” who have “monumentally advanced the tradition of equality under the law in our great country.” Trump said that these leaders have continued to serve as an inspiration to all Americans….