David Brinkley, deputy chief of staff at Training and Doctrine Command G-1/4, presents Dr. Ed Jackson Jr., executive architect of the Martin Luther King Jr., monument, with an appreciation drawing at the Black History Month 2020 event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2020. The designated theme of Black History Month 2020 is, “African Americans and the Vote,” which is meant to honor the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

Dr. Ed Jackson Jr., executive architect of the Martin Luther King Jr Monument, speaks during the Black History Month 2020 event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2020. The event was focused on the construction of the MLK monument and the various ideas that came together for the final product. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

Attendees of the Black History Month 2020 event learned about the construction of the Martin Luther King Jr., monument at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2020. Black History Month is celebrated annually during February to recognize the accomplishments of African Americans in U.S. history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

Members of the Terpsichorean Dance company perform during the Black History Month 2020 event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2020. The dance company was formally known as the Hampton Institute creative dance troupe and was formed in 1934. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)