Stories: Legacies of who we are - Awele Makeba

Transcriber: Jenny Zurawell

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Julia Kalaputi

Ja sam Awele, kćer Alice, unuka Ruth,

I am Awele.

Daughter of Alice, granddaughter of Ruth,

great-granddaughter of Big Momma Alice and Madir Corine,

praunuka velike mame Alice i Madir Corine

great-great-granddaughter of Anna and Zitii Benyen.

prapraunuka Anne Zitii Benyen.

Nadam se da

It is my hope

to find my best possible self in the service of others.

ću naći najbolju verziju sebe u službi drugih.

Sad, moj tata? On mi je pričao priče.

Now, my daddy, he used to tell me stories.

Moj tata bi rekao:

My daddy, he would say,

"I want you to know who you are and where you come from.

"Želim da znaš tko si i odakle dolaziš.

That will guide you as you discover

To ćete voditi prema onome što moraš biti.

who you must be.

Sad slušaj ovu priču, čuješ li me djevojčice?

Now, you listen to this story, you hear me, baby girl?

It's not going to be in a book.

To neće biti u knjizi.

Your teacher is not going to tell it,

To ti tvoj učitelj neće reći,

but you need to understand who you are."

ali moraš shvatiti tko si."

That became a guiding principle

To mi je postao vodeći princip

in the stories that I wanted to tell.

u pričama koje sam htjela pričati.

Stories about legacy of who we are.

Priče o nasljeđu toga tko smo.

I used to hear all the time that children are the future,

Slušala sam cijelo vrijeme da su djeca budućnost,

ali što taj kliše znači

but what does that cliché really mean

and how are we preparing them?

i kako se pripremamo za to?

So I looked for narratives about young people

Pa sam pogledala priče o mladim ljudima

and the legacy that they bring as agents of change.

i nasljeđu koje donose

kao agenti promjene.

The power that you have right now.

Moć koju sada imate.

Today, March 2, 1955 --

Danas, 2. ožujka 1955,

the story that I want to share with you

priča koju želim vam ispričati

comes from 1955, March 2.

dolazi iz 1955, 2. ožujka.

Radi se o hrabroj djevojčici od 16 godina,

It's about a courageous 16-year-old girl,

Claudette Colvin.

Claudette Colvin.

And it comes full circle today

I danas se do kraja zaokružila,

because a week ago today, in San Francisco,

jer prije tjedan dana, u San Franciscu,

my middle school students,

moji učenici iz osnovne škole,

they performed a program that I had written,

izvodili su program koji sam napisala.,

"Agenti promjene"

"Agents of Change,"

starting with the reenactment of Plessy v. Ferguson

počevši sa uprizorenjem Plessy protiv Ferguson

from 1892 to 1896,

od 1892. do 1896.,

moving to Brown v. Board and a student-led strike

te Brown ptotiv Odbora i učeničkog štrajka

by Barbara Rose Johns,

Barbare Rose Johns,

jumping to Claudette Colvin and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

skočivši do Claudette Colvin i Bojkota autobusa u Montgomeryu

a završivši 1960. sa pokretom sjedenja,

and ending in 1960 with the Sit-In Movement,

the non-violent movement led by students.

nenasilnim pokretom vođenim od strane studenata.

So I'm going to share the story,

Podijelit ću s vama priču

i želim podijeliti rad koji činim s njom

and I would like to also share the work I do with it,

as a case study.

kao primjerom prakse.

Platila sam novčić u prednjem dijelu, i onda sam otrčala do stražnjih vrata

I paid my dime at the front of the bus,

and then I ran to the back door

with the rest of the colored kids

sa ostalom obojenom djecom kako vozač ne bi otišao

so the driver wouldn't take off before we got on.

prije nego se ukrcamo.

Also, well, whites don't want us walking down the aisle next to them.

Također, pa bijelci ne žele da hodamo pored njih prolazom.

When I got back on the bus,

Kada sam se vratila u bus dio za obojane bio je pun,

colored section was full,

so, I sat in the middle section.

pa sam sjela u srednji dio.

I took the last row seat on the left,

Uzela sam sjedalo u zadnjem redu lijevo,

it was right by the window,

bilo je točno pored prozora,

wasn't thinking about anything in particular.

nisam ni o čem posebnom razmišljala.

"Hey."

"Hej."

I didn't know the girl next to me either, this older girl.

Nisam znala ni djevojku pored mene, stariju djevojku.

So I just looked out the window.

Pa sam samo gledala kroz prozor.

Driver went more stops,

Vozač je išao dalje, više ljudi se ukrcavalo,

more people were getting on, colored and white.

obojenih i bijelih.

Pretty soon, no more seats were available.

Uskoro, više nije bilo mjesta.

"Give me those seats," the driver called out.

"Dajte mi ta mjesta," vozač je rekao.

Colored folks just started getting up.

Obojani ljudi počeli su se ustajati.

White folks started taking their seats,

Bijelci su zauzimali ta mjesta, ali ja sam ostala sjediti.

but I stayed seated.

Girl next to me and the other two across --

Djevojka pored mene i dvije prekoputa, ostale su sjediti.

they stayed seated.

I knew it wasn't the restricted area.

Znala sam da to nije zabranjeno područje.

"Make light on your feet!"

"Na noge lagane!"

Girl next to me got up immediately.

She stood in the aisle, then the other two girls.

Djevojka pored mene je ustala.

Stajala je u prolazu, a zatim i druge dvije.

But I told myself, this isn't the restricted area.

Ali rekla sam si, ovo nije zabranjeno područje.

The driver, he looked up,

Vozač je pogledao gore,

gore u prozor, to ogledalo.

looked in the window,

that mirror.

Stao je sa strane. Trudnica, gđa Hamilton, ušla je.

He pulled over.

A pregnant lady, Mrs. Hamilton, got on the bus.

She ran to the back and got on,

Potrčala je otraga i ušla,

not knowing he was trying to have me relinquish my seat.

ne znajući da želi da se odreknem mjesta.

And she sat right next to me.

I sjela je odmah pored mene.

"The two of you need to get up so I can drive on."

"Vas dvije morate ustati kako bih nastavio voziti."

"Sir, I paid my dime, I paid my fare.

"Gospodine, platila sam vožnju.

It's my right, you know, my constitutional --"

Moje je pravo, znate, ustavno..."

"Constitutional? Ha-ha, let me get the police."

"Ustavno? Ha, ha, čekaj da pozovem policiju."

Well he got off and he flagged down two motormen, and they came.

Sišao je s busa i pozvao dva motorista

i oni su došli.

And those motormen, they came onto the bus.

I ti motoristi ušli su u bus.

Looked at Mrs. Hamilton.

Pogledali su gospođu Hamilton,

"Now the two of you need to get up so the driver can drive on."

"Vas dvije morate se ustati kako bi vozač nastavio vožnju."

"Sir, I paid my dime. I'm pregnant.

"Gospodine platila sam. Trudna sam.

If I were to move right now, I'd be very sick, sir."

Ako se sada pomičem bit će mi muka gospodine."

"Sir, I paid my dime too, you know, and it's my right,

"Gospodine i ja sam platila, znate, i to je moje pravo,

moje ustavno pravo.

my constitutional right.

I'm a citizen of the United States.

Ja sam građanin Sjedinjenih Država.

You just read the 13th and 14th Amendment, it'll tell you so.

Samo pročitajte 13. i 14. amandman --

ondje to piše.

I know the law. My teacher, she taught it at school."

Poznajem zakon. Učiteljica nas je učila u školi."

You see, my teacher, she taught the Constitution,

Vidite, učiteljica nas je podučila Ustavu,

the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence,

Povelji o pravima, deklaraciji neovisnosti,

govoru Patricka Henrya -- naučila sam ga napamet.

Patrick Henry's speech -- I even memorized it.

Moja učiteljica, bockala bi naš um,

My teacher, she would prick our minds,

trying to see what we thinking about.

da vidi o čem razmišljamo.

She would say, "Who are you? Hmm?

Rekla bi, "Tko ste vi? Hmm?

Who are you, sitting right here right now?

Tko ste vi dok sjedite upravo sada ovdje?

The person that people think they see from your outside?

Osoba koju ljudi misle da vide

izvana?

Who are you on the inside? How you think?

Tko ste vi unutra? Kako razmišljate?

How you feel? What you believe?

Kako se osjećate? U što vjerujete?

Would you be willing to stand up for what you believe in

Bi li bili voljni ustati za ono u što vjerujete

even if someone wants to hold you back because you're different?

iako vas netko pokušava spriječiti

jer ste drugačiji?

Do you love your beautiful brown skin, children? Hmm?

Volite li svoju prekrasnu smeđu kožu djeco? Hmm?

Jeste li Amerikanci?

Are you American?

What does it mean to be an American? Huh?

Što to znači biti Amerikanac? Ha?

Homework tonight, write me an essay: "What does it mean to be an American?"

Današnja zadaća, napišite esej: Što to znači biti Amerikanac?

You need to know who you are, children!"

Morate znati tko ste djeco!"

My teacher, she would teach us history and current events.

Moja učiteljica učila bi nas povijest i trenutne događaje.

Rekla je da tako možemo razumjeti sve što se događa

She said that's how we can understand everything that's going on

and we can do something about it.

i nešto učiniti u vezi toga.

"Sir, all I know is I hate Jim Crow.

"Gospodine, sve što znam je da mrzim Jima Crowa.

I also know if I ain't got nothing worth living for,

Znam da ako nemam nešto za što vrijedi živjeti,

I ain't got nothing worth dying for. So give me liberty or give me death!

nemam ništa za što vrijedi umrijeti.

Dajte mi slobodu ili mi dajte smrt!

Au! Nije me briga! Vodite me u zatvor."

Ouch! I don't care! Take me to jail."

They dragged her off the bus.

Odvukli su je s busa.

Next thing, Claudette Colvin was in a car seat,

Sljedeća stvar. Claudette Colvin je na sjedištu,

stražnjem sjedištu policijskog auta,

backseat of the police car,

handcuffed through the windows.

lisičinama svezana za prozor.

Sljedeće godine, 11. svibnja 1956.,

The following year,

May 11, 1956,

Claudette Colvin was the star witness

ona je glavni svjedok u saveznon slučaju

in the federal court case Browder v. Gayle.

Browder vs. Gayle.

Her, an 18-year-old teenager

Ona, 18-godišnja djevojka

and two others, women, Mrs. Browder.

i dvije druge žene, gospođe Browder.

Their case, Browder v. Gayle, went up to the supreme court.

Njihov slučaj, Browder protiv Gayle došao je do vrhovnog suda.

On the heels of Brown v. Board of Education,

Za petama Brown protiv Odbora, i 14. amandmana

the 14th Amendment and her powerful testimony that day,

te njenog snažnog svjedočanstva toga dana, ostalo je povijest.

the rest is history.

Sad zašto mi ne znamo tu priču?

Now, why is it we don't know this story?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott --

Bojkot buseva u Montgomeryu --

we hear Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King,

čujemo Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King,

they will forever be lifted up.

njih će zauvijek uzdizati.

But the role women played in that movement,

Ali uloga žena u tom pokretu,

the role of Claudette, as an up-stander,

uloga Claudette kao nekoga tko je ustao,

uči nas važnim lekcijama koje nas izazivaju danas.

it teaches us important lessons that challenge us today.

What does it mean to be a participant?

Što znači biti sudionikom?

Odgovornim građaninom demokracije?

A responsible citizen in a democracy?

And lessons of courage and of faith?

I lekcijama hrabrosti i vjere?

So I find freedom movement history that includes young people

Pronalazim povijest pokreta za slobodu koja uključuje mlade

so that they can explore these big ideas

kako bi oni mogli istraživati te velike ideje

of identity, your chosen identity,

identiteta, svog odabranog identiteta

and the imposed identity.

i postavljenog identiteta.

What does membership in society mean?

Što znači članstvo u društvu?

Who has it? How do we make amends?

Tko ga ima? Kako se iskupimo?

Race and violence in America,

Rasa i nasilje u Americi,

as well as participatory citizenship.

kao i sudjelovanje u građanstvu.

So these stories allow me to have conversations,

Te priče dozvoljavaju mi da vodim razgovore,

to speak the unspeakable,

da pričam neizgovorivo, kojih se mnogi boje.

that many are afraid to have.

Once in Eugene, Oregon,

Jednom u Eugenu, Oregon, mladi plavokosi i plavooki dječak

a young, blond-haired, blue-eyed boy, middle schooler,

at the end of a performance in the dialogue said,

na kraju izvedbe rekao je,

"Ali gospođo Awele, rasizam je gotov, zar ne?

"But Ms. Awele, racism's over, right?"

And not wanting to answer for him, I said,

I ne želeći mu odgovoriti, rekla sam

"Turn to the person sitting next to you. See if you can come up with evidence."

"Okreni se prema osobi pored sebe.

Vidi možeš li naći dokaz."

And I gave them four minutes to talk.

I dala sam im četiri minute za razgovor.

Soon, they began to tell stories,

Uskoro su počeli pričati priče o dokazima rasizma u svojim zajednicama.

evidence of racism in their community.

Djevojka mi je pisala, iz srednje škole u San Franciscu:

A girl wrote to me, a high school student in San Francisco:

"I was going to skip school

"Mislila sam markirati ali sam čula da imamo skup pa sam došla.

but then I heard we had an assembly, so I came.

And after listening to the students talk

I nakon slušanja razgovora studenata i vaše izvedbe,

and seeing your performance,

I thought I should organize my friends

pomislila sam da trebam organizirati prijatelje

and we should go down to a board meeting

i trebamo otići na sastanak odbora

and tell them that want to have advanced classes

i reći im da želimo napredne satove

for A through G requirements."

za potrebe od A do G."

So, I tell you this story today

I tako, danas vam govorim ovu priču

in honor of the legacy of young people that have come before,

u čast nasljeđa mladih ljudi prije nas

so that they will have guideposts and signs

kako bi imali vodilje i znakove

da budu promjena koju žele vidjeti u ovom svijetu,

to be the change that they want to see in this world,

as Claudette Colvin was.

kao što je to bila Claudette Colvin.

Because she struck down the constitutionality

Zato što je napala ustavnost odijeljenih sjedala

of segregated seats

u Montgomeryu, Alabami.

in Montgomery, Alabama.

Hvala vam.

Thank you.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)