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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 96

布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导

An illustration of something of this same feeling came under my observation afterward. I happened to find myself in a town in which so much excitement and indignation were being expressed that it seemed likely for a time that there would be a lynching. The occasion of the trouble was that a dark-skinned man had stopped at the local hotel. Investigation, however, developed the fact that this individual was a citizen of Morocco, and that while travelling in this country he spoke the English language. As soon as it was learned that he was not an American Negro, all the signs of indignation disappeared. The man who was the innocent cause of the excitement, though, found it prudent after that not to speak English.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2376
定位:Excerpt 96 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

华盛顿后来在一个镇上看到,一个深肤色男子住进当地旅馆,引发愤怒,几乎要动用私刑。但调查发现他是摩洛哥公民,旅行时会说英语。一旦知道他不是美国黑人,愤怒立刻消失。这个无辜引发骚动的人此后谨慎地不再说英语。核心是:偏见针对的不是肤色本身,而是身份标签。做法是:遇到群体情绪时,先查清事实,别让标签代替判断。

上下文

华盛顿在自传中回忆的另一则种族偏见事例,反映当时美国南方对黑人的敌意。

今日一问

当周围人因某个标签而群情激愤时,你会先核实事实还是随波逐流?

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