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1、IremembertheverydaythatIbecameblack・UptomythirteenthyearIlivedinthelittleNegrotownofEatonville,Florida・Itisexclusivelyablacktown.TheonlywhitepeopleIknewpassedthroughthetowngoingtoorcomingfromOrlando,Florida・Thenativewhitesrodedustyhorses,andthenortherntouriststraveleddownthesandyvillageroadin
2、automobiles・ThetownknewtheSouthernersandneverstoppedchewingsugarcanewhentheypassed.ButtheNorthernetsweresomethingelseagain.Theywerepeeredatcautiouslyfrombehindcurtainsbythetimid.Theboldwouldcomeoutsidetowatchthemgopastandgotjustasmuchpleasureoutofthetouristsasthetouristsgotoutofthevillage
3、・Thefrontdeckmightseemafrighteningplacefortherestofthetown,butitwasafrontrowseatforme.Myfavoriteplacewasontopofthegatepost・NotonlydidIenjoytheshow,butIdidn'tmindtheactorsknowingthatIlikedit.Iusuallyspoketotheminpassing・rdwaveatthemandwhentheyreturnedmywave,Iwouldsayafewwordsofgreeting.Usua
4、llytheautomobileorthehorsepausedatthis,andafterastrangeexchangeofgreetings,Iwou1dprobablyz,goapieceoftheway"withthem,aswesayinfarthestFlorida,andfollowthemdowntheroadabit・Ifoneofmyfamilyhappenedtocometothefrontofthehouseintimetoseeme,ofcoursetheconversationwouldberudelybrokenoff.Duringthi
5、speriod,whitepeopledifferedfromblacktomeonlyinthattheyrodethroughtownandneverlivedthere・Theylikedtohearme"speakpieces"andsingandwantedtoseemedance,andgavemegenerouslyoftheirsmallsilverfordoingthesethings,whichseemedstrangetome,forIwantedtodothemsomuchthatIneededbribingtostop・Onlytheydidn,tkno
6、wit.Thecoloredpeoplegavenocoins・Theydisapprovedofanyjoyfultendenciesinme,butIwastheirZoranevertheless・Ibelongedtothem,tothenearbyhotels,tothecoimtry一everybody,sZora.ButchangescametothefamilywhenIwasthirteen,andIwassenttoschoolinJacksonvilie・IleftEatonvilleasZora・WhenIgotoffthe<2>riverboat2>atJa
7、cksonville,shewasnomore・ItseemedthatIhadsufferedahugechange・IwasnotZoraofEatonvilleanymore:Iwasnowalittleblackgirl.Ifounditoutincertainways・Inmyheartaswellasinthemirror,Ibecameapermanentbrown一likethebestshoepolish,guar