关于种族尊严：请还我们一个公道
<p>世上本不存在不公平，心生不同便有了区别对待。同为人类，白人和黑人接受的待遇却存在很大差异。<span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Vessup">Vessup</span>通过自己的亲身经历向我们阐明了这一点。如今的他正试图用自己的力量改变这个现状，让世界还黑人一个公道。路漫漫其修远兮，他真的能做到吗?</p><p>"<span word="Burn">Burn</span> <span word="Baby">Baby</span>, <span word="Burn">Burn</span>!" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="unequal">unequal</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="malfeasance">malfeasance</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="brutality">brutality</span>,<span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="establishment">establishment</span>". <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="minority">minority</span><span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="black">black</span> <span word="community">community</span>". <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compelling">compelling</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="uniqueness">uniqueness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aPentecostal">aPentecostal</span>“<span word="fundamentalist">fundamentalist</span> <span word="preacher">preacher</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="pastor">pastor</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> "<span word="non">non</span>-<span word="violence">violence</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exhorted">exhorted</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perfected">perfected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destructiveness">destructiveness</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nonviolence">nonviolence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="playground">playground</span> "<span word="bully">bully</span>", <span word="I">I</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> "<span word="Marshall">Marshall</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="peacemaker">peacemaker</span>" <span word="who">who</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fists">fists</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="paddled">paddled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Principal">Principal</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>.<span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="whipped">whipped</span>, <span word="punched">punched</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span></p>
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