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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 128
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
Nearly all the work of getting the new location ready for school purposes was done by the students after school was over in the afternoon. As soon as we got the cabins in condition to be used, I determined to clear up some land so that we could plant a crop. When I explained my plan to the young men, I noticed that they did not seem to take to it very kindly. It was hard for them to see the connection between clearing land and an education. Besides, many of them had been school-teachers, and they questioned whether or not clearing land would be in keeping with their dignity. In order to relieve them from any embarrassment, each afternoon after school I took my axe and led the way to the woods. When they saw that I was not afraid or ashamed to work, they began to assist with more enthusiasm. We kept at the work each afternoon, until we had cleared about twenty acres and had planted a crop.
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定位：Excerpt 128 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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新校址的准备工作几乎全靠学生课后做。华盛顿想开荒种地，但学生们不情愿：他们看不出开荒和受教育有什么关系，不少人当过教师，觉得干农活有失身份。华盛顿没有训话，而是每天下午自己扛起斧头带头进树林。学生见他都不怕丢脸，便纷纷跟着干，最后开垦约二十英亩并种上庄稼。领导者的行动比命令更有说服力，要改变观念，先做给人看。
上下文
塔斯基吉学院迁入新址后，华盛顿带学生半工半读、建设校园，这是自传中的一段。
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