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美国人物志: 哈莉特·塔布曼(4/9)

2012-02-08 09:00
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哈莉特·塔布曼(Harriet Tubman 1822年?-1913年3月10日)是美国废奴主义者,杰出的黑人废奴主义运动家。她本人就是一个逃跑的奴隶,帮助许多黑奴逃亡,被称为“黑摩西”或“摩西祖母”。美国废奴主义运动的领袖约翰·布朗称她为“塔布曼将军”。
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Harriet
Nat Turner
Underground Railroad
Harriet's parents were sad. They worked in the fields and they knew how difficult it was to survive the hard work. But working outside made Harriet's body strong. And she began to learn things from the other slaves. These things one day would help her lead her people to freedom. Harriet heard about Nat Turner. He had led an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves. She heard about other slaves who had run away from their cruel owners. She was told that they had traveled by the Underground Railroad. They did not escape by using a special train. Instead of a real train, the Underground Railroad was a series of hiding places, usually in houses of people who opposed slavery. These were secret places that African Americans could stop at as they escaped from the South to the North. As Harriet heard stories of rebellion, she became more of a rebel.
Harriet的父母是悲惨的。他们曾在田地里劳作,他们知道从艰难的工作中生存下来是多么不容易。但是在外工作让Harriet有了强健的体魄,她也开始从其他奴隶身上学到些东西。总有一天,这些经历会助她带领她的人民走向自由。Harriet听说了Nat Turner,他曾经领导一次奴隶起义,没有成功。她还听说了其他一些奴隶从他们残暴的主人身边逃亡的事情。有人告诉她,他们是从“地下铁路”转移的。所谓的”地下铁路“,不是什么特殊的火车,而是一系列的藏身之处,通常就是一些反对奴隶制的人们家中。美国黑人从南部逃往北部的过程中可以停靠这些秘密的地点。听着这些叛逃的故事,Harriet也不仅仅只是一个反叛者了。 ——译文来自: bzcshp
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