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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 8
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
To teach the Negro to read, whether English, or Greek, or Hebrew, butters no parsnips. To make the Negro work, that is what his master did in one way and hunger has done in another; yet both these left Southern life where they found it. But to teach the Negro to do skilful work, as men of all the races that have risen have worked,—responsible work, which IS education and character; and most of all when Negroes so teach Negroes to do this that they will teach others with a missionary zeal that puts all ordinary philanthropic efforts to shame,—this is to change the whole economic basis of life and the whole character of a people.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2376
定位：Excerpt 8 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
作者认为，教黑人读书，不管是英语、希腊语还是希伯来语，都不解决实际问题。让黑人干活，奴隶主用过一种办法，饥饿用过另一种办法，可这两样都没改变南方生活的底子。真正有用的是教黑人做有技术的工作，像所有崛起民族的人那样工作——负责任的、本身就是教育和品格的工作；尤其是让黑人教黑人做这种工作，再带着传教般的热情去教别人，让一般慈善努力都相形见绌。这样做，才能改变一个民族整个生活的经济基础和整个品格。
上下文
这段出自《超越奴役》，作者对比单纯识字、被迫劳动与技术教育，强调塔斯基吉式职业教育的意义。
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