来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第11集第11集》

And it's only after the firing on Fort Sumter

当1861年4月萨姆特堡开战后
in April of '61 that Virginia will vote secession;

弗吉尼亚才投票脱离了联邦
and it's crucial, of course, given it's--

而这一点很重要考虑到
that it's Virginia, and the size of Virginia,

弗吉尼亚州的面积
the significance and symbolism and power of Virginia,

影响力和示范效益
the geographical location of Virginia and so on.

以及地理位置等等
A second explanation of secession though is

脱离联邦的第二种解释我称之为
what I would call the fear thesis; fear of many kinds.

恐惧论各种各样的恐惧
And now this is, now, of course,

这个当然
deeply related to the first

和第一种解释有很密切的关系
explanation of preserving a slave society

为了维护奴隶社会
but in some ways this was a racial fear as well.

但从某种角度来说这也是种族恐惧