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1、美国名人民权运动领袖马丁路德金1ReverendMartinLutherKingJunior,Pt.Oneplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByWilliamRogers2005-1-15ANNCR:PeopleinAmerica-aprograminSpecialEnglishontheVoiceofAmerica.(Theme)Today,WarrenScheerandShepONealbeginthestoryofcivilrightsleader,MartinLutherKing,Junior.(THEME)VOICEONE:Itallstar

2、tedonabus.Ablackwomanwasreturninghomefromworkafteralonghardday.Shesatnearthefrontofthebusbecauseshewastiredandherlegshurt.ButthebusbelongedtothecityofMontgomeryinthesouthernstateofAlabama.Andtheyearwasnineteenfifty-five.Inthosedays,blackpeoplecouldsitonlyinthebackofthebus.Sothedriverorderedthewomant

3、ogiveupherseat.Butthewomanrefused,andshewasarrested.Incidentslikethishadhappenedbefore.Butnoonehadeverspokenoutagainstsuchtreatmentofblacks.Thistime,however;ayoungblackpreacherorganizedaprotest.HecalledonallblackcitizenstostopridingthebusesinMontgomeryuntilthelawswerechanged.Thenameoftheyoungpreache

4、rwasMartinLutherKing.HeledtheprotestmovementtoendinjusticeintheMontgomerycitybussystem.TheprotestbecameknownastheMontgomerybusboycott.TheprotestmarkedthebeginningofthecivilrightsmovementintheUnitedStates.ThisisthestoryofMartinLutherKing,andhispartintheearlydaysofthecivilrightsmovement.VOICETWO:Marti

5、nLutherKingwasborninAtlanta,Georgia,innineteentwenty-nine.Hewasbornintoareligiousfamily.MartinsfatherwasapreacherataBaptistchurch.AndhismothercamefromafamilywithstrongtiestotheBaptistreligion.Innineteentwenty-nine,AtlantawasoneofthewealthiestcitiesinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Manyblackfamilies

6、cametothecityinsearchofabetterlife.TherewaslessracialtensionbetweenblacksandwhitesinAtlantathaninothersoutherncities.ButAtlantastillhadlawsdesignedtokeepblackpeopleseparatefromwhites.ThelawsofracialseparationexistedalloverthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Theyforcedblackstoattendseparateschoolsandliv

7、einseparateareasofacity.Blacksdidnothavethesamerightsaswhitepeople,andwereoftenpoorerandlesseducated.VOICEONE:MartinLutherKingdidnotknowaboutracialseparationwhenhewasyoung.Butashegrewolder,hesoonsawthatblackswerenottreatedequally.OnedayMartinandhisfatherwentouttobuyshoes.Theyenteredashoestoreownedby

8、awhitebusinessman.Thebusinessmansoldshoestoallpeople.Buthehadarulethatblackscouldnotbuyshoesinthefrontpartofthestore.HeorderedMartinsfathertoobeytherule.Martinneverforgothisfathersangryanswer:Ifyoudonotsellshoestoblackpeopleatthefrontofthestore,youwillnotsellshoestousatall.Suchincidents,however;were

9、rareduringMartinsearlylife.Instead,heledthelifeofanormalboy.Martinlikedtolearn,andhepassedthroughschoolveryquickly.Hewasonlyfifteenwhenhewasreadytoentertheuniversity.Theuniversity,calledMorehouseCollege,wasinAtlanta.MorehouseCollegewasoneofthefewuniversitiesintheSouthwhereblackstudentscouldstudy.VOI

10、CETWO:ItwasattheuniversitythatMartindecidedtobecomeapreacher.Atthesametime,healsodiscoveredhehadagiftforpublicspeaking.Hesoonwasabletotesthisgifts.OneSunday,Martinsfatheraskedhimtopreachathischurch.WhenMartinarrived,thechurchmembersweresurprisedtoseesuchayoungmangettingreadytospeaktothem.Buttheywere

11、moresurprisedtofindthemselvesdeeplymovedbythewordsofyoungMartinLutherKing.Achurchmemberoncedescribedhim:Theboyseemedmucholderthanhisyears.Heunderstoodlifeanditsproblems.,VOICEONE:Martinseemedwisetoothersbecauseofhisstudiesattheuniversity.HecarefullyreadtheworksofMahatmaGandhiztheIndianleaderandthink

12、er.MartinalsostudiedthebooksoftheAmericanphilosopher,HenryDavidThoreau.Bothmenwroteaboutwaystofightinjustice.Gandhihadledhispeopletofreedombypeacefullyrefusingtoobeyunjustlaws.Hetaughthisfollowersnevertouseviolence.Thoreaualsourgedpeopletodisobeylawsthatwerenotjust,andtobewillingtogotoprisonfortheir

13、beliefs.Ashestudied,Martinthoughthehadfoundtheanswerforhispeople.TheideasofGandhiandThoreau-non-violenceandcivildisobedience-couldbeusedtogethertowinequalrightsforblackAmericans.Martinknew,then,thathisdecisiontobecomeapreacherwasright.HebelievedthatasapreacherhecouldspreadtheideasofGandhiandThoreau.

14、Yearslaterhesaid:MyuniversitystudiesgavemethebasictruthsInowbelieve.Idiscoveredtheideaofhumanitysonenessandthedignityandvalueofallhumancharacter.VOICETWO:Martincontinuedhisstudiesinreligionforalmosttenyears.Whenhewastwenty-two,hemovednorthtostudyinBoston.ItwasinBostonthatMartinmetCorettaScott,thewom

15、anwholaterbecamehiswife.Martinalwayshadbeenverypopularwiththegirlsinhishometown.HisbrotheroncesaidthatMartinneverhadonegirlfriendformorethanayear.VOICEONE:ButMartinfeltCorettaScottwasdifferent.ThefirsttimehesawherMartinsaid:YouhaveeverythingIhaveeverwantedinawife.,Corettawassurprisedathiswords.Butsh

16、efeltthatMartinwasseriousandhonest.Ashorttimelater,theyweremarried.MartinsoonfinishedhisstudiesinBoston,andreceivedadoctoratedegreeinreligion.TheyoungpreacherthenwasofferedajobatachurchinMontgomery,Alabama.VOICETWO:MartinLutherKingandhiswifewerehappyinMontgomery.Theirfirstchildwasborn.Martinsworkatthechurchwasgoingwell.Hebecameinvolvedinanumberofactivitiestohelpthepoor.Andthemembersofhisch