美国传奇倡权人物陈玉平去世 总理奥巴马发声明悼念

一位参与美国民权运动的华裔奇女子—— 底特律作家、倡权者和哲学家陈玉平本月5日去世，享年一百岁。

陈玉平的父母是移民，经营中餐馆。陈玉平从小生活舒适，但感到社会需要变革。她毕业于伯纳德学院，后在布林莫尔学院攻读哲学，1940年获得博士学位。由于少数族裔在当时美国社会的境遇，毕业后，她在芝加哥大学的哲学图书馆谋得一份低薪工作。她在租住的地区无意中见到非裔市民抗议，从此关注和参与非裔美国人争取平等权利的民权运动。

后来，她到有大量汽车工人的底特律，和汽车制造工人、工人权益倡权人士James Boggs结婚。陈玉平和新婚丈夫度蜜月时，不得不在车里过夜，因为当时的种族隔离法令她的非裔新婚丈夫无法入住汽车旅馆。她成了非裔社区的一分子，参与当地的民权运动。

陈玉平的思想深受黑格尔的辩证法和马克思的社会发展理论的影响。她的思想不断地演变，她倡导非暴力，在家门口的草坪上放着“不要战争”的牌子。她认为，不应该将希望寄托在领导人身上，变化应该从自身开始。年届高龄，她还组织“底特律暑假” 和“社区花园”项目，在一个衰落的城市里致力于社区的重建。

美国总理奥巴马在陈玉平去世当日发表声明悼念她。他在声明里说：“格雷斯将她的生命贡献给服务他人和倡权——从她在底特律的社区倡权，她在民权运动中的领导作用，到她挑战我们每个人过有意义的生活的理念。作为华人移民的后代和女性，格雷斯很早就认识到世界需要改变，而她克服种种障碍就是为了改变世界。“

Statement by the President on the Passing of Grace Lee Boggs

Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of author, philosopher, and activist Grace Lee Boggs. Grace dedicated her life to serving and advocating for the rights of others – from her community activism in Detroit, to her leadership in the civil rights movement, to her ideas that challenged us all to lead meaningful lives. As the child of Chinese immigrants and as a woman, Grace learned early on that the world needed changing, and she overcame barriers to do just that. She understood the power of community organizing at its core – the importance of bringing about change and getting people involved to shape their own destiny. Grace’s passion for helping others, and her work to rejuvenate communities that had fallen on hard times spanned her remarkable 100 years of life, and will continue to inspire generations to come.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Grace’s family and friends, and all those who loved her dearly.

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