Freeman: "Black history is American history."

Yesterday, Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman, an incredibly talented actor whose Oscar was a long time in coming, came out swinging against racism. His major premise was that racism is fed by the ones who wish to celebrate what divides Americans as opposed to celebrating what unites Americans. In this case, he says the concept of Black History Month is "ridiculous." For what it's worth, I believe Freeman is teling the truth when he states "Black history is American history."

Freeman is the latest black celebrity to go on record as opposing the seemingly innocuous events that cause serious damage to the black community in America. Previous celebrities are Bill Cosby and Carl Eller.

Freeman Criticizes Black History Month

Thu Dec 15, 2:40 PM ET

NEW YORK - 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.

Freeman received Oscar nominations for his roles in 1987's "Street Smart," 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy" and 1994's "The Shawshank Redemption." He finally won earlier this year for "Million Dollar Baby."