In the film "More Than a Month," African-American filmmaker Shukree Tilghman sets off on a cross-country road trip to campaign for an end to Black History Month under the premise that black history is, in fact, American history. Wearing a sandwich board stating his cause, he stands on street corners in cities across America and opens a dialogue about whether marking African-American history during the coldest, shortest month of the year is actually a disservice.
Along the way, he talks to historians, scholars, marketing experts and family members about how they view Black History Month and its role in a "post-racial" America.
Tonight on the PBS NewsHour, Hari Sreenivasan interviews Tilghman and other documentary filmmakers from Independent Lens' Black History Month series. "More Than a Month" also airs tonight on most PBS stations, via Independent Lens.