"I hate black things," said Mary.

“我讨厌黑色的东西。”玛丽说。

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When I am clean, I am black.

我干净的时候是黑的。

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When I was born, I was black.

我出生的时候，皮肤是黑色的。

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I knew the sky was black because all the heat, which meant light to me, had died out of the air.

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For a few weeks, I was able to recognize that people weren't looking at me as African American or black.

几周之后，我才发现，人们并非,把我当做黑人看待。

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So I had only known people of color. I only knew black people or Nigros as we called ourselves then or we are called.

所以，我所认识的人,就只有黑人而已,那时我们自称“黑鬼“,大家也都这么叫我们。

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And a part of it is because you have to ask yourself the question, am I black or am I female, are my problems because I'm black, or are my problems because I'm female?

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Mr. GORDON PARKS (Photographer, Life magazine): I remember my mother specifically telling me that she would not accept any excuses because I was black and that I failed this or failed that, or this was denied me or that was denied me because I was black.

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And at the end of that tour, I asked black men in New York City if I came back, would they come out to hear what I have to say to black men, and they said yes.

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