《先防雷》
昨天回了版上一篇询问关键少数里,Mary Jackson在请愿去纯白人学校上课时,
对法官讲的那段话,结果好多人来信都想知道,所以就直接发一篇在这,让想
知道的人可以直接参考,但因为我是在英国看的,所以我没办法给中文版,这几
天会再去三刷一下中文版。
这段话里面我已经先省略了她对法官说,你是家族第一个服役的,第一个念大学
的,第一个连任的。
希望有帮助到你们
Your honor
You of all people should understand the importance of being first
The point is no negro women in the State of Virginia has ever attended
an all white school. It's unheard of.
Before Alan Shepard sat on top of a rocket, no other American had ever
touched space. And now, he will forever be remembered as the US Navy man
from New Hampshire. The first to touch the stars.
And I,sir. I plan on being an engineer at NASA.
But I can't do that without taking those classes at that all-white high
school.
And I can't change the colour of my skin. So I have no choice, but to be the
first.
Which I can't do without you. sir.
Your honor, of all the cases you'll hear today, which one will matter in a
hundred years
from now?
Which one will make you the 'FIRST'?