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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 160

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The making of these bricks taught me an important lesson in regard to the relations of the two races in the South. Many white people who had had no contact with the school, and perhaps no sympathy with it, came to us to buy bricks because they found out that ours were good bricks. They discovered that we were supplying a real want in the community. The making of these bricks caused many of the white residents of the neighbourhood to begin to feel that the education of the Negro was not making him worthless, but that in educating our students we were adding something to the wealth and comfort of the community. As the people of the neighbourhood came to us to buy bricks, we got acquainted with them; they traded with us and we with them. Our business interests became intermingled. We had something which they wanted; they had something which we wanted. This, in a large measure, helped to lay the foundation for the pleasant relations that have continued to exist between us and the white people in that section, and which now extend throughout the South.

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定位:Excerpt 160 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

制砖让我学到了南方种族关系的重要一课。许多从未接触过学校、可能也不支持我们的白人,因为发现我们的砖质量好而前来购买。他们意识到我们在满足社区的真实需求。制砖让附近许多白人居民开始觉得,黑人教育并没有让他变得无用,反而为社区增加了财富和舒适。随着人们来买砖,我们彼此熟悉,互相交易,商业利益交织在一起。我们有他们想要的东西,他们也有我们想要的东西。这在很大程度上帮助奠定了我们与当地白人之间持续的良好关系的基础,这种关系现在已扩展到整个南方。

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华盛顿在《超越奴役》中回忆塔斯基吉学院制砖产业如何改善种族关系。当时美国南方种族隔离严重,黑人教育常受质疑。

今日一问

在分歧严重的群体之间,能否通过满足共同的实际需求来建立信任和合作?

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