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Daryl Davis: Changing Minds

2024/3/21
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Rob Lowe: 达里尔·戴维斯致力于种族对话,以独特的方式研究三K党,他的经历和故事说明了人际理解和种族问题的重要性。 Daryl Davis: 我致力于寻找答案:人们为何会在不了解对方的情况下产生仇恨?我的研究揭示了不同文化和国家存在不同形式的歧视,但美国独特的种族主义历史源于其奴隶制制度。美国曾经是一个种族主义国家,因为存在歧视性法律,尽管种族主义有所改善,但我们仍有很长的路要走。尼基·黑利否认美国种族主义历史是迎合白人至上主义。'一直存在种族主义'和'一直是一个种族主义国家'之间存在细微差别,前者指种族主义行为,后者指种族主义政策。南方邦联的旗帜代表着维护奴隶制的遗产,战败者不应在胜利者的土地上树立纪念碑或悬挂旗帜。许多人使用邦联旗帜是因为他们不知道其历史背景。新纳粹分子使用邦联旗帜来宣扬白人至上主义。我与三K党成员对话的目的是为了了解人们为何会在不了解对方的情况下产生仇恨。对话是解决冲突的最佳途径,了解彼此是应对美国人口结构变化的最佳方式。 Daryl Davis: 我10岁时经历了种族主义事件,这促使我开始探究人们为何会在不了解对方的情况下产生仇恨。我与三K党成员的对话,以及对他们思想转变的见证,证明了对话的力量。通过与三K党成员的接触,我了解到他们并非天生就充满仇恨,而是受到错误信息和偏见的误导。许多人对三K党的历史和象征意义缺乏了解,这导致了误解和误用。邦联旗帜的象征意义随着时间的推移发生了变化,它不再仅仅代表南方文化,而是与种族主义和白人至上主义联系在一起。我们需要直面历史,而不是回避或歪曲它。我们需要通过对话和理解来弥合分歧,建立一个更加平等和包容的社会。

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Daryl Davis introduces his mission to understand racism by asking how someone can hate him without knowing him, leading him to interact with the KKK.

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Rob is a huge admirer of the incredible activist and R&B musician Daryl Davis. He is the first Black author to write a book on the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) based on in-person interviews, and he has convinced dozens of Klansmen to leave and denounce the hate group. Today, Daryl joins Rob to discuss his incredible activism work, the power of conversation, his experiences meeting with the KKK as a Black man, and playing with legends like Chuck Berry and B.B. King.

 

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