Morgan Freeman says the concept of a month dedicated to black history is "ridiculous." "You're going to relegate my history to a month?" the 68-year-old actor says in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" to air Sunday (7 p.m. EST). "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history."

Black History Month has roots in historian Carter G. Woodson's Negro History Week, which he designated in 1926 as the second week in February to mark the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Woodson said he hoped the week could one day be eliminated - when black history would become fundamental to American history.

Freeman notes there is no "white history month," and says the only way to get rid of racism is to "stop talking about it." The actor says he believes the labels "black" and "white" are an obstacle to beating racism. "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man," Freeman says.

Source: New York Daily News

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LOVE Morgan Freeman.

Says: Nanc' at December 16, 2005 08:39 AM

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Right on Morgan. Wasn't a color blind society the goal all along?

Says: at December 16, 2005 08:40 AM

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Morgan just became my favorite actor of his generation: black, white, or other. "the only way to get rid of racism is to "stop talking about it"' is about the smartest thing I have heard...maybe ever.

Says: AM at December 16, 2005 09:33 AM

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Yup, love him.

Says: Emma at December 16, 2005 10:48 AM

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Morgan Freeman shows once again that he is a true class act.

Says: Toni at December 16, 2005 11:40 PM

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Hello!
Thank you Morgan, as long as we continue to have Black this & Black that we will continue to foster racism.

Says: Mindnoise at December 18, 2005 01:24 PM

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