Delaney Statement on Black History Month

WASHINGTON – Since 1976, February has been recognized as Black History Month.

Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) issues the following statement.

 “We cannot understand our present without understanding our past. Black history is American history and Maryland history and is an important part of our shared story that deserves to be told. Some of our country’s most important leaders have been African-Americans from Maryland, from Harriet Tubman to Frederick Douglass to Thurgood Marshall. As a Member of the House of Representatives, it stands out to me that African-Americans were once banned from even setting foot inside the House Chamber, and that no African-American formally spoke in the people’s House until Marylander Henry Highland Garnet did so in 1865. This February, I look forward to joining my constituents in celebrating Black History Month.”

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