来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第9集 第9集》
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who taught history of American slavery and so on,曾经教美国奴隶制度和类似课程的老师 -
John Blassingame, said to me at one point,约翰·布拉辛格姆 有一次跟我说 -
he said when the emancipation came,他说当解放黑奴宣言传来 -
the slaves were freed奴隶们都被解放了 -
and so were the masters其实奴隶主们也被解放了 -
and I think that's a very perceptive thing to say.我觉得那句话很有道理 -
They were sitting on a powder keg,他们其实是坐在一个火药桶上 -
those southern plantation owners.这些南部的种植园主们 -
They were in terror constantly他们成天担惊受怕 -
that if everything didn't go just right只要有一有风吹草动 -
something like Nat Turner's rebellion would take place,就会发生类似特纳起义这样的事 -
and they'd come home他们一回到家