They were holding signs that said "I am a man," and I found that astounding, because the phrase I grew up with wasn't "I am a man," it was "I am the man," and I was amazed at how it went from this collective statement during segregation to this seemingly selfish statement after integration.
آنها تابلوهایی را در دست داشتند که روی آن نوشته بود "من یک انسانم." و من از آن متحیر شدم چون عبارتی که من با آن بزرگ شدم "من یک انسانم" نبود، بلکه "من یک مرد هستم" بود و تعجب کردم که چطور این عبارت همگانی در زمان تبعیض‌نژادی به عبارت ظاهرا خودخواهانه بعد از تبعیض نژادی تبدیل شد.