Ngomhla zingama-23 kuMbasa wezi-2018 uphawula uMgubho Weminyaka engama-50 wokuvukela kwabafundi base-Columbia ngo-1968. Njengoba ngangihileleke ezenzakalweni ngamakhono ahlukahlukene, ngifuna ukunikeza ubufakazi balokho okwenzekile nalokho okubonakala kimi namuhla kuyizifundo ezibaluleke kakhulu esingazithola.
Meyi 1 usuku oludumile. KunguMayday, kubungazwa izibhelu zaseHaymarket ngo-1886 futhi kuwusuku lokugubha izenzakalo zomhlaba wonke zango-1968 lapho iningi labahlaziyi liphikisana ngokuthi laqala eFrance. Kodwa empeleni i-Columbia yandulela iParis ngesonto njengoba ngivame ukukhumbuza abangani bami baseFrance futhi kuwusuku olungcono lokuqala lwemikhosi.
Isifundo esisodwa esivelele saseColumbia ukuthi ukuvukela kwakuzenzekela kanjani. Manje sesiyazi ukuthi ngaphambi nje kokuthi iqale abaholi be-Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) babone sengathi akunakwenzeka ukuthola nokugcina ukwesekwa kwabafundi ngezinjongo zabo.
I-SDS yayibhale izimfuno eziyisithupha. Kwakukhona ezimbili ezibalulekile: Eyokuqala yayiwukuthi i-Columbia kufanele ihoxe ekuhlanganyeleni kwayo ne-Institute for Defense Analyses, okwakuwumgogodla wokubandakanyeka kwe-US eVietnam. Okwesibili kwaba ukuthi i-Columbia iyeke ukwakha indawo yokuzivocavoca entsha e-Morningside Park, eyabonwa njengokukhipha kuka-Columbia umphakathi wabaNsundu e-Harlem emhlabeni okwakungowawo ngokufanelekile.
Usuku lwaqala emini endaweni evamile yenkulumo yeningi eColumbia. Bekukhona izikhulumi ezivela ku-SDS kanye ne-Student Afro-American Society (SAS). Baphinde bazwakalisa izimfuno eziyisithupha. Ngesinye isikhathi leli qembu lanquma ukumashela e-Low Library, lapho abaphathi benyuvesi babekhona. Lapho befika kukhiyiwe, omunye wamemeza ethi kufanele baye ejimini. Asazi nokuthi ubani omemeze lokhu, kodwa wonke umuntu waya endaweni yokuzivocavoca.
Lithola indawo ivikelwe amaphoyisa, leli qembu lanquma ukuya eHamilton Hall, enkabeni yemisebenzi yaseColumbia College. Bafuna ukungena ehhovisi likaDean. Futhi ekutholeni lokhu kukhiyiwe nakho, iqembu lavele lahlala phansi lacela abangahlanganyeli ukuba baphume esakhiweni. Lokhu kwachazwa abaphathi njengokubamba iDini. Kwaqala kanjalo-ke ukuvukela.
Kwalandela umhlangano woprofesa baseColumbia College. Baphikisana ngokuthi benzeni: shayela amaphoyisa? bonisana? Abafundi “badedele” iDini, kodwa bahlala benjalo. Ukungabi nasinqumo kwakugcwele yonke indawo. Ebusuku, abafundi be-SAS bacela abafundi be-SDS ukuthi baphume e-Hamilton Hall futhi "bathathe" isakhiwo sabo, bakwenza - izakhiwo ezine empeleni.
Othile wangishayela ucingo ngalobo busuku futhi wasikisela ukuba ngize ngokushesha esikoleni. Lapho ngathola oprofesa abahlukahlukene bengaqiniseki ukuthi benzeni. Sanquma ukuhlangana eHholo Lefilosofi, elalinendawo. Umphathi weHholo wayemelene kakhulu nalokhu, kodwa akakwazanga ukwenza lutho. Eqinisweni, oprofesa “babebambe” iHholo Lefilosofi. Nokho, bavumela noma ubani ukuba angene. Osolwazi babe sebezenza njengeQembu Le-Ad Hoc Faculty (AHFG) futhi bazoqala ukuhlangana ngokuqhubekayo. Ikomidi eliphezulu ngicabanga ukuthi kwakhethwa abantu abangu-17. Ngangingomunye wabo.
Lokhu kungiletha esifundweni sami esikhulu sesibili. I-SAS yayikhiphe i-SDS eHamilton Hall ngoba iSDS yayingaqondiswa izigwegwe. Mfana, babeqinisile! I-SAS ibinokuziphatha okuqinile ngendlela emangalisayo. Kuvele uma kubhekwa emuva ukuthi i-SAS ibaluleke kakhulu ekuguquleni inyuvesi kanye nesimo esikhulu sase-U.S. kune-SDS, nakuba akekho owayekuqonda lokho ngaleso sikhathi.
Osopolitiki abahlukahlukene bakwa-Harlem bazinikela e-Columbia njengabalamuli, i-Columbia eyayimanqikanqika ngakho. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-AHFG ivotele ukuthumela izithunywa ukuze zixoxisane nazo zombili izimfuno ze-SDS kanye ne-SAS. Ngacelwa ukuba ngibe ngomunye wabaxoxisana nabakwa-SAS. Abanye baya ukuyobona i-SDS.
Ngahamba ngayobona uDavid Truman, iPhini Likamongameli, ngambuza ukuthi angakwamukela yini ukudlala kwami le ndima. Wajabula, ekubona njengendlela yokunqamula osopolitiki baseHarlem. I-SAS iphinde yavuma ukuthi le ndima ngiyibambe ngaphansi kombandela wokuthi ngizoxoxa neqembu labantu abane kuphela abalisungulile.
Kanjalo ngangingena ngiphuma eHamilton Hall izikhathi eziningana futhi ngavunyelwa ukukhuluma neqembu labantu abane kuphela. Isikhathi ngasinye, sasikhuluma ngolimi olungaqondile olunekhodi. Angikwazi ukusho ukuthi ngingakwazi ukubika ku-AHFG nganoma yiluphi ushintsho olubalulekile esikhundleni. I-SAS ibonakale ifisa ukugcina ukuxhumana kodwa kwaba kuphela. Okungenani ngenze kangcono kunalabo abayobona i-SDS, ababike ukuthi kuphele amandla.
Ngemva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa noma ngaphezulu, abaphathi baseColumbia banquma ukubiza amaphoyisa. UDavid Truman weza emhlanganweni we-AHFG ezositshela ukuthi bazokwenza lokho. Wamane wabika lokhu; akazange axoxe ngakho. Oprofesa abahlukahlukene benza izinqumo zomuntu siqu ezihlukene. Kwakukhona abaningi abanquma ukuzungeza umnyango wezakhiwo ezihlala abantu. Iningi labo lalizungeza iFayerweather, ibhilidi elihlala abafundi abathweswe iziqu. Iqembu elincane, engangingomunye walo, lanquma ukuzungeza iHamilton Hall.
Futhi lokho kungilethela ukumangala kwami kokugcina. Lapho amaphoyisa efika lapho engangikhona, anyakaza kancane edlula ngakithi. Iqembu elizungeze uFayerweather laphathwa ngendlela ehluke kakhulu. Bashaywe, abanye kabuhlungu, kanjalo nabafundi abebehleli ebhilidini. Esakufunda kamuva ukuthi i-SAS yenze isivumelwano namaphoyisa. Babephuma kuthuleke ngomnyango ongemuva bangaboshwa. Yingakho thina esasizungeza i-Hamilton sasiphathwa ngobumnene kangaka.
Isiphetho sami sokugcina ukuthi umnqobi wangempela emicimbini yaseColumbia kwaba yi-SAS. Abaphathi baseColumbia bahlukumezekile futhi uDavid Truman akakaze abe uMongameli njengoba bekulindelekile ngaphambi kwalokhu. I-SDS yahlakazeka futhi yacekelwa phansi. Osopolitiki baseHarlem balahlekelwa igunya labo. Futhi i-SAS yayibonise amandla okuziphatha. I-SAS yiyona ewinile kodwa njengengxenye yomzabalazo omude oqhubekayo wokulwa nokucwasa e-United States.
Ngokuqondene ne-1968 isiyonke, ngibhale kulokhu izikhathi eziningi futhi anginaso isikhala lapha sokuphinda ingxabano. Ngomusho owodwa, okwenzekile kwaba isiphetho sokubusa kwe-geocultural ye-centrist liberalism kanye nokuvulwa kabusha komzabalazo wemibono emithathu phakathi kweGlobal Left kanye neGlobal Right ngenkululeko emaphakathi elwela ukugcina ukwesekwa okuthile njengenye indlela yangempela.
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