The symbols of systemic racism — and how to take away their power | Paul Rucker

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Sanda L

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I collect objects.

Skupljam predmete.

I collect branding irons that were used to mark slaves as property.

Skupljam željezo koje se koristilo za žigosanje robova kao vlasništva.

I collect shackles for adults

Skupljam okove za odrasle

and restraints for adults

i sprege za odrasle,

as well as children.

kao i za djecu.

I collect lynching postcards.

Skupljam razglednice o linčevanjima.

Yes, they depict lynchings.

Da, prikazuju linčevanje.

They also depict the massive crowds that attended these lynchings,

Također prikazuju rulju koja je prisustvovala tim linčevanjima

and they are postcards

i to su razglednice

that were also used for correspondence.

koje su korištene za dopisivanje.

I collect proslavery books that portray black people as criminals

Skupljam knjige koje su poticale ropstvo i prikazuju Afroamerikance kao kriminalce

or as animals without souls.

ili životinje bez duše.

I brought you something today.

Donio sam vam danas nešto.

This is a ship's branding iron.

To je željezo za žigosanje s broda.

It was used to mark slaves.

Korišteno je za označavanje robova.

Well, they actually were not slaves when they were marked.

Zapravo, nisu bili robovi kada su označeni.

They were in Africa.

Bili su u Africi.

But they were marked with an "S"

Ali označeni su slovom "S"

to designate that they were going to be slaves

da bi se odredilo kako će biti robovi

when they were brought to the US

kada dođu u SAD

and when they were brought to Europe.

i kada dođu u Europu.

Another object or image that captured my imagination when I was younger

Još jedan predmet koji mi je zaokupljao maštu kada sam bio mlađi

was a Klan robe.

je odora Klana.

Growing up in South Carolina, I would see Ku Klux Klan rallies occasionally,

Odratajući u Južnoj Karolini, ponekad bih gledao skupove Ku Klux Klana,

actually more than occasionally,

zapravo, češće od ponekad,

and the memories of those events never really left my mind.

i sjećanja na te događaje nisu nikad napustila moj um.

And I didn't really do anything with that imagery until 25 years later.

I nisam ništa napravio s tim slikama sve do 25 godina kasnije.

A few years ago, I started researching the Klan,

Prije nekoliko godina počeo sam istraživati Klan,

the three distinct waves of the Klan,

tri vala Klana,

the second one in particular.

naročito drugi.

The second wave of the Klan had more than five million active members,

Drugi val Klana imao je više od pet milijuna aktivnih članova,

which was five percent of the population at the time,

što je tada bilo pet posto populacije,

which was also the population of New York City at the time.

a to je, također, tada bila populacija New Yorka.

The Klan robe factory in the Buckhead neighborhood of Georgia was so busy

Tvornica Klanskih odora u Buckheadu, Georgia, imala je toliko posla,

it became a 24-hour factory to keep up with orders.

da je postala 24-satna tvornica kako bi isporučila sve narudžbe.

They kept 20,000 robes on hand at all time to keep up with the demand.

Imali su 20 000 odora na stanju kako bi mogli pratiti narudžbe.

As a collector of artifacts and as an artist,

Kao skupljač artefakata i kao umjetnik,

I really wanted a Klan robe to be part of my collection,

zaista sam htio da odora Klana bude dio moje kolekcije,

because artifacts and objects tell stories,

jer artefakti i predmeti pričaju priče,

but I really couldn't find one that was really good quality.

no nisam mogao pronaći nijednu koja je bila u dobrom stanju.

What is a black man to do in America

Što crni muškarac u Americi treba učiniti

when he can't find the quality Klan robe that he's looking for?

kada ne može pronaći kvalitetnu odoru Klana koju traži?

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

So I had no other choice.

Tako da nisam imao izbora.

I decided I was going to make the best quality Klan robes in America.

Odlučio sam da ću napraviti odoru najbolje kvalitete u Americi.

These are not your traditional Klan robes you would see at any KKK rally.

To nisu tradicionalne odore Klana koje biste vidjeli na skupu.

I used kente cloth,

Koristio sam kente platno,

I used camouflage,

koristio sam kamuflažno,

spandex, burlap, silks, satins and different patterns.

spandex, jutu, svilu, saten i različite uzorke.

I make them for different age groups; I make them for young kids

Radim ih za razne dobne skupine, radim ih za djecu

as well as toddlers.

i za mališane.

I even made one for an infant.

Napravio sam jednu i za bebu.

After making so many robes,

Nakon što sam izradio toliko halja,

I realized that the policies the Klan had in place

shvatio sam da su politike koje je Klan imao

or wanted to have in place a hundred years ago

ili želio imati prije stotinu godina,

are in place today.

prisutne i danas.

We have segregated schools, neighborhoods, workplaces,

Imamo odvojene škole, naselja, radna mjesta,

and it's not the people wearing hoods that are keeping these policies in place.

i nije to što ljudi nose kapuljače ono što to omogućuje.

My work is about the long-term impact of slavery.

Moj rad se bavi dugoročnim učincima ropstva.

We're not just dealing with the residue of systemic racism.

Ne bavimo se samo ostacima sustavnog rasizma.

It's the basis of every single thing we do.

To je osnova svake stvari koju radimo.

Again we have intentionally segregated neighborhoods,

Ponovno imamo namjerno razdvojena naselja,

workplaces and schools.

radna mjesta i škole.

We have voter suppression.

Imamo potiskivanje glasača.

We have disproportionate representation of minorities incarcerated.

Imamo previše manjina u zatvorima.

We have environmental racism. We have police brutality.

Imamo okolišni rasizam. Imamo policijsku brutalnost.

I brought you a few things today.

Donio sam vam danas par stvari.

The stealth aspect of racism

Skriveni aspekt rasizma

is part of its power.

je dio njegove moći.

When you're discriminated against,

Kada vas diskriminiraju,

you can't always prove you're being discriminated against.

ne možete to uvijek dokazati.

Racism has the power to hide,

Rasizam ima moć da se sakrije

and when it hides, it's kept safe

i kada se sakriva, čuva se

because it blends in.

jer se uklapa.

I created this robe to illustrate that.

Stvorio sam ovu odoru kako bih to prikazao.

The basis of capitalism in America is slavery.

Osnova kapitalizma u Americi jest ropstvo.

Slaves were the capital in capitalism.

Robovi su bili kapital u kapitalizmu.

The first Grand Wizard in 1868, Nathan Bedford Forrest,

Prvi Veliki čarobnjak 1868., Nathan Bedford Forrest,

was a Confederate soldier and a millionaire slave trader.

bio je Konfederacijski vojnik i trgovac robovima, milijunaš.

The wealth that was created from chattel slavery --

Bogatstvo koje je stvoreno od ropstva kao pokretnine --

that's slaves as property -- would boggle the mind.

to su robovi kao imovina -- bi zapanjila um.

Cotton sales alone in 1860 equalled 200 million dollars.

Prodaja pamuka 1860. bila je 200 milijuna dolara.

That would equal five billion dollars today.

To je današnji ekvivalent pet milijardi dolara.

A lot of that wealth can be seen today through generational wealth.

Puno tog bogatstva danas možemo vidjeti kroz generacijsko bogatstvo.

Oh, I forgot the other crops as well.

Oh, zaboravio sam i ostale usjeve.

You have indigo, rice and tobacco.

Imate indigo, rižu i duhan.

In 2015, I made one robe a week for the entire year.

2015., izrađivao sam jedan ogrtač tjedno čitavu godinu.

After making 75 robes, I had an epiphany.

Nakon izrade 75 ogrtača, doživio sam prosvjetljenje.

I have a realization that white supremacy is there,

Shvatio sam da je bjelačka nadmoć tu,

but the biggest force of white supremacy is not the KKK,

ali najveća sila bjelačke nadmoći nije KKK,

it's the normalization of systemic racism.

to je normalizacija sustavnog rasizma.

There was something else I realized.

Postoji još nešto što sam shvatio.

The robes had no more power over me at all.

Odore više nisu imale moć nada mnom.

But if we as a people collectively

Ali, ako mi kao ljudi zajedno

look at these objects --

pogledamo te predmete --

branding irons, shackles, robes --

željezo za žigosanje, okove, odjeću --

and realize that they are part of our history,

i shvatimo da su one dio naše povijesti,

we can find a way to where they have no more power over us.

možemo pronaći put do mjesta gdje one više nemaju moć nad nama.

If we look at systemic racism and acknowledge

Ako pogledamo sustavni rasizam i shvatimo

that it's sown into the very fabric of who we are as a country,

da je utkan u ono što jesmo kao država,

then we can actually do something about the intentional segregation

onda, zapravo, možemo nešto učiniti u vezi namjerne segregacije

in our schools, neighborhoods and workplaces.

u našim školama, naseljima i na radnim mjestima.

But then and only then can we actually address

Ali onda, i samo onda se možemo uhvatiti u koštac

and confront this legacy of slavery

i suočiti se s nasljeđem ropstva

and dismantle this ugly legacy of slavery.

te rastaviti ovo ružno nasljeđe ropstva.

Thank you very much.

Hvala vam puno.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)