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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 238
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
Cast it down in agriculture, mechanics, in commerce, in domestic service, and in the professions. And in this connection it is well to bear in mind that whatever other sins the South may be called to bear, when it comes to business, pure and simple, it is in the South that the Negro is given a man’s chance in the commercial world, and in nothing is this Exposition more eloquent than in emphasizing this chance. Our greatest danger is that in the great leap from slavery to freedom we may overlook the fact that the masses of us are to live by the productions of our hands, and fail to keep in mind that we shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify common labour and put brains and skill into the common occupations of life; shall prosper in proportion as we learn to draw the line between the superficial and the substantial, the ornamental gewgaws of life and the useful. No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must begin, and not at the top. Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.
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定位：Excerpt 238 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
华盛顿呼吁黑人把精力投入到农业、机械、商业、家政和各类职业中。他承认南方种族问题多，但在纯商业领域，黑人反而比别处更有机会被当作人看待。他警告：从奴隶制跃向自由时，最大的危险是忘了大多数人要靠双手谋生。繁荣的关键在于学会尊重普通劳动，把头脑和技能注入日常职业，分清什么是浮华装饰、什么是真正有用。没有哪个种族能兴旺，除非它懂得耕田和写诗一样有尊严。必须从底层开始，而不是从顶层；也别让怨恨遮住了机会。
上下文
这是华盛顿在亚特兰大博览会演讲中的核心主张，强调职业教育与实用技能，认为经济自立是黑人获得尊重的根本途径。
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你是否愿意在看似普通的工作中投入心思，把它做出尊严来？
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