《黑奴未竟之旅》(How the Word is Passed)从个人家族遭遇谈起,作者克林特·史密斯(Clint Smith)本身是作家兼诗人,从自己的家乡新奥尔良作为起点,带领读者走读一趟令人难忘的旅程,旅程经过新奥尔良的多座碑石、景点,这些遗物的存在诚实地展露过去,述说着一个世代相传的故事,故事的主题——奴隶制,贯穿着黑人运命、潜...
How the word is passed的作者Clint Smith作者在书中提到:“我认为历史是用可信的事实讲述过去的故事;怀旧是不顾任何事实地幻想过去。而记忆介于两者之间,是历史加上一些情感因素的混合体。我想说的是,历史是你需要知道的,但怀旧是你想要听到的。” 对于美国奴隶制,我们需要了解的是历史是事实,而白人至上者则采取...
How the word is passed Clint Smith quotes? Preview — How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith. “I think that history is the story of the past, using all the available facts, and that nostalgia is a fantasy about the past using no facts, and somewhere in between is memory, which is k...
As Clint Smith explains in How the Word Is Passed, the Lost Cause "was a deliberate, multifaceted, multi-filed effort predicated on both misremembering and obfuscating what the Confederacy stood for, and the role that slavery played in shaping this country." Robert E. Lee monument on Memorial...
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America 《词语的传承——对美国奴隶制历史的反思》(How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America) By Clint Smith 克林特·史密斯著
My mother emailed me last week to ask if she was using the word “nor” correctly, which brings us to today’s post: the use of either or and neither nor.
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Johnny Ramone (left) and Joey Ramone of the Ramones perform on stage at the Manchester Apollo, infamous "gabba gabba hey" sign in hand.Howard Barlow/Redferns/Getty Images If you're a fan of Clint Eastwood movies, the word punk is used to describe the variety of miscreants who make Dirty...