来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第25集 第25集》
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as it was called, had been a place of safety当时就这么叫 是一处避风港 -
Blacks took over the courthouse in Colfax黑人接管了科尔法克斯的政府大楼 -
They occupied it他们占领了那里 -
They collected lots of weapons准备了大量武器 -
They were ready他们准备好了 -
They built trenches all the way around the courthouse挖了壕沟 围绕着政府大楼 -
They were ready for battle作好了战斗准备 -
And it is battle they got from而他们面对的 -
a huge mob of disparate, paramilitary whites,是一大群迥异的白人准军事暴民 -
many of whom were former Confederate soldiers,其中很多人是南部邦联士兵 -
many of whom were former members of the Ku Klux Klan;其中很多人以前是三K党成员 -
some now called themselves Knights of the White Camellia--有些人自称是白茶花骑士