Watch Ga. Rep. David Scott read a poem for Black History Month

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - February is Black History Month and one of Georgia's U.S. congressmen is celebrating with a powerful poem.

In a video tribute to the month, Rep. David Scott read "Mother to Son," a poem by Langston Hughes, whom Scott called the "African-American poet laureate of the utmost greatness."

"This African-American story is glorious, and nowhere is that glory captured more than in the beautiful and inspiring poem by Langston Hughes," Scott said.

This story was first published Feb. 7, 2018.