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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 216
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
On the evening that I spoke before the Association there must have been not far from four thousand persons present. Without my knowing it, there were a large number of people present from Alabama, and some from the town of Tuskegee. These white people afterward frankly told me that they went to this meeting expecting to hear the South roundly abused, but were pleasantly surprised to find that there was no word of abuse in my address. On the contrary, the South was given credit for all the praiseworthy things that it had done. A white lady who was teacher in a college in Tuskegee wrote back to the local paper that she was gratified, as well as surprised, to note the credit which I gave the white people of Tuskegee for their help in getting the school started. This address at Madison was the first that I had delivered that in any large measure dealt with the general problem of the races. Those who heard it seemed to be pleased with what I said and with the general position that I took.
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定位：Excerpt 216 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
我在协会演讲那晚，到场近四千人。我不知道有大量阿拉巴马人，还有些塔斯基吉镇的白人来听。他们后来坦白，原以为会听到对南方的大骂，结果惊喜地发现我一句恶言都没有；相反，我肯定了南方所有值得称赞之处。塔斯基吉一位白人女教师写信给当地报纸，说我对塔斯基吉白人帮助建校的肯定让她既感激又意外。麦迪逊这场演讲是我第一次大规模谈种族问题，听众似乎满意我的说法和立场。核心是：批评前先给公正的肯定，反而更容易被接受。
上下文
布克·T·华盛顿《超越奴役》，记述他在麦迪逊协会的演讲及南方白人的反应。
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下次你要指出某个群体的错误时，能否先具体肯定他们做对的地方？
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