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Poche ParolePROMOTING ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

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April 2021Vol XXXVIII

No 8

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

ONLINE SOCIAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS OVERVIEWMARCH CULTURAL EVENT - ANGELA CENTOLA CLASSICAL AND FLAMENCO GUITARIST

DAL FLAMENCO TRADIZIONALE ALLE PROPRIE COMPOSIZIONISundayApril18that300PM(ET)onZoomPROGRAM RSVP amp TICKETS HERE

Spring has sprung We enjoy a profusion of flowering

trees all over Washington not just thefamous cherry blossoms at the TidalBasinandwehavejustcelebratedEasterand Passover during these beautifuldayswhenwe canwalk aroundoutside(social-distancing of course) and simplybreatheintheredolentairofeverythingcominggloriouslybacktolifeOurMarchsocial meeting featured GeorgetownrsquosProf Francesco Ciabattoni developingan interesting connection between thepoetry of Dantersquos Divina Comedia andpolyphonic music If you missed it youcan watch it here httpsyoutubeoSQRzo_nfSM Continuing the musictheme but now moving on to a richAndalusiantraditionthiscomingApril18at300pmwillfeatureexcitingperformerand composer Angela Centola with apresentation of a variety of flamencostylesatributetosuchgreatsasSabicasand Paco Pentildea Check out a preview ofher impassioned performing httpsyoutube4hpJ97O6mUk

Pleaseregisterforthiseventbygoingtothe ICSeventspageandclickingonldquogetyourticketrdquo

AlsothismonththerewillbeelectionstotheICSBoardofDirectorsMemberswillbe receiving emails providing electioninformation as due to COVID we willagainconducttheelectionbyemail

Andasalwayspleasecontinuetoenrollinourarrayofcoursesmusicandotherwonderfulopportunitieshttpsitalianculturalsocietyorgilp

Ronald Cappelletti Acting Board President

Poche Parole April 2021Vol XXXVIII

No 8

PROMOTING ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE


THE ITALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEERonald CappellettiActingBoardPresidentFrancesca Casazza ExecutiveDirectorBruce Esposito TreasurerDario Penzo Secretary

HONORARY MEMBERSLuigi De LucaPresidentEmeritusRonald CappellettiPresidentEmeritusRomeo Segnan MemberAtLarge

ICS STAFFFrancesca Casazza ExecutiveDirectorLucy Fonseca AdministrativeandOfficeManagerDario Penzo MarketingandEventsCoordinatorFelicia Toscano DirectoroftheICSMusicSchoolFiorenza Castelli WorkshopandSummerCampCoordinator

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WE ARE SOCIAL

DIRECTORSEllen Coppley FundraisingCarola MambertoEventsandCommunicationSara Forden EventsandCommunicationSalvatore Romano MembershipElizabeth De Leon-JonesCommunicationAnnelise BrodyILPAdvisorDavid CieslikowskiPhotographerandGovernanceChiara GastaldiEventsandFinance

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CIABATTONIOURGUIDETHROUGHTHEMUSICOFDANTErsquoSDIVINACOMEDIABY RON CAPPELLETTI ICS ACTING BOARD PRESIDENT

Dantersquosguidedjourneydescendingintothenetherworldthroughpurgatoryandontoheavenas

describedinhismasterpieceLaDivinaComediaissaidtohavebegunwithVirgilonMarch2513002021 is the ldquoAnno Dantescordquo commemoratingtheyearof theSupremePoetrsquosdeath So itwasentirely fitting that we should be guided in ourMarch21stSocialMeetingbyProfessorFrancescoCiabattoni on a tour of the musical implicationshintedatinvariouscantosthroughoutthatfamousjourneyCiabattoniaspecialistinmedievalItalianliteratureatGeorgetownholdsaPhDfromJohnsHopkinsandhaswrittenknowledgeablyabouttheinterplayofmusicandliteratureHeprovedtobeaworthyandentertainingguide

Webegininthewaitingareaoutsideoftheinfernowherethosetooslothfuleventohavethecourageto sin unworthy even of Hell are condemnedto forever chase a blank flag singing in fruitlessharmony in the company of the fallen angelshellipmakingakindofmeaninglessldquoelevatormusicrdquoAswejourneyintoHellproperwehearthehorriblewailingsandcriesofthecondemnedacacophonythatisamockeryofmusicitselfeternalwithouttempo without rhythm without melody Wemeet the wrathful who in their apoplecticragingattemptahymnbutmanageonlytogurgleincoherentlyWe encounter the deformed giantNimrod who belts out his harsh psalms devoidofanymusicalqualityAndfinallywemeetSatanhimselfpresentedwitharmsextendedcross-likethree faces gorging on human bodies an anti-trinity an anti-Christ accompanied by triads ofcacophony

Moving on to Purgatory we encounter thepenitents and for the first time we feel thehealingpowerofmusicasPsalm50theMiserere

issungbyisolatedindividualsbutheardbyDanteinunisonlikeGregorianchantItisamelodysungwith hopewith a ldquomixture of grief anddelightrdquoaseachlooksforwardtoarrivinginparadiseafterservingtimeinsolitaryatonement

Aswemoveon to Paradise Ciabattoni brings ustotheseveralhintsinDanteofpolyphonicmusicAtthispointweareledtounderstandthatwhilepolyphonic singing (cum organo) was in practiceat thetime formalpolyphonicmusicwrittenassuchhaduptoDantersquostimeoccurredonlyrarelyintheWesterncanonPerhapstheearliestexamplefrom ca 1250 is theVideruntOmnesof PerotinmusicmasteratNotreDameWelistentoabitofitandwehearapedalnoteadronecarriedoutbythebassvoicesalongwithanuppermelody linethatisablendofthreevoicesThusonecanonlysurmisethemeaningsofthepolyphonicreferencesintheComediaButtheyarecertainlytherewithabriefreferencetotheldquomusicofthespheresrdquowithadescriptionofKingCharlesMartelaccompaniedby voices and a descantwith anotherof Roman


No 8



IlviaggiodiDantecheegravescesonegliinferihaattraversatoilpurgatorioeraggiuntoilParadisocomedescrittonelsuocapolavoroLaDivinaComediasarebbeiniziatoconVirgilio il25marzo1300 Il2021egrave l lsquordquoAnnoDantescordquochecommemoralrsquoannodellamortedelSommoPoetaQuindi era del tutto appropriato essere guidati nelnostro evento culturale del 21 marzo dal professorFrancesco Ciabattoni in un tour dei rimandi musicaliaccennatiinvaricantidelpoemaCiabattonispecialistain letteratura italiana medievale a Georgetown haottenuto un dottorato di ricerca alla Johns Hopkinsedegrave lrsquoautoredi variepubblicazioni sullrsquointerazione tramusicaeletteraturadimostrandosiunaguidadegnaedivertente

Cominciamo nellrsquoAntinferno dove gli Ignavi quellitroppo pigri anche per avere il coraggio di peccareindegni persino dellrsquoinferno sono condannati ainseguirepersempreunabandieravuotacantandoinmanieradisarmonica incompagniadegliangelicaduti una specie di ldquomusica da ascensorerdquo senza sensoMentreviaggiamonellrsquoinfernoveroepropriosentiamogli orribili lamenti e le grida dei condannati unacacofoniacheegraveunaparodiadellamusicastessaeternasenzatemposenzaritmosenzamelodiaIncontriamogliIracondichenellorofuroreapopletticotentanouninnomariesconosoloagorgogliare incoerentementeIncontriamoilgigantedeformeNimrodchecantaisuoisalmiaspriprividiqualsiasiqualitagravemusicaleE infineincontriamo Satana stesso presentato con le bracciatese come una croce tre facce che si abbeverano dicorpiumaniunrsquoantitrinitagraveunanticristoaccompagnatodatriadidicacofonia

Passando al Purgatorio incontriamo i penitenti e perlaprimavoltasentiamoilpoterecurativodellamusicapoicheacute il Salmo50 ilMiserere egrave cantatoda individuiisolatimaascoltatodaDanteallrsquounisonocomeuncantogregorianoEgraveunamelodiacantataconsperanzaconunldquomistodidoloreegioiardquomentreognunoattendeconimpazienzadi arrivare inparadisodopoaver scontatodeltempoinsolitariaespiazione

Mentre ci spostiamo in Paradiso Ciabattoni ci portaainumerosiaccennidiDanteallamusicapolifonicaAquestopuntosiamoportatiacapirechementreilcantopolifonico (cumorgano) era una pratica dellrsquoepoca lamusica formale e polifonica scritta come tale fino aitempidiDanteerararanelcanoneoccidentaleForseilprimoesempioegravenel1250circailVideruntOmnesdiPerotinmaestrodimusicaaNotreDameNeascoltiamounporsquoesentiamounanotadipedaleunronzioeseguitodalle voci di basso insieme a una linea melodicasuperiorecheegraveunamisceladi trevociQuindi sipuogravesolo supporre il significato dei riferimenti polifonicinellaCommediaMacisonosicuramente inunbreveaccennoallaldquomusicadellesfererdquonelladescrizionedireCarloMartelloaccompagnatadavocididiscantoeconlrsquoimperatoreromanoGiustinianocheascoltalevocildquoinschierardquoInfineincontriamoibeatiinsiemeallaschieracelestediangelichecantanoinarmoniaintreregistrinelcanonelrsquoeternaOsannaallagloriadiDio

Cosigravesiegraveconclusoilnostroilluminanteviaggiomusicaleattraverso la grande poesia di Dante con il professorCiabattoni Per rivedere lrsquoevento visitate il canale YouTubedellrsquoICS

Emperor Justinian listening to voices ldquoin ranksrdquoFinallyweencounter theblessed alongwith theheavenly host of angels singing in harmony intriplicateranksincanontheeternalHosannahstoGodrsquosglory

Thus ended our enlightening musical journeythrough Dantersquos great poem with ProfessorCiabattoni To watch the event visit the ICSYouTubechannel




5

The Italian Cultural Society is pleased to hostMaestroAngelaCentolaNeapolitan classical and

flamencoguitaristforourAprilCulturalEventonApril18th

The conference with an interview andmusic videobroadcastformatwillfocusonthedescriptionofthemainldquopalosrdquothatarethestylesofflamencoandtherelated execution techniques A short historical andgeographicaljourneyfromprimitiveflamencopassingfromSabicasEscuderotomodernflamencoofwhichAngelaCentolaherselfisthecomposerandperformer

AngelastudiedclassicguitarattheConservatorioinAlessandriawithMasterGuidoMargariagraduatingwith honors She also graduated with honors inguitar and music of the Nineteenth century at theConservatorioinNovarawiththemusicologistMarioDellrsquoAraShe approached the flamenco guitar in Spain atthe International Guitar Festival of Cordoba withManolo Sanlucar and Rafael Riquenimastering thetechniqueandbecoming thefirstwoman in Italy tograduatewithhonors in Flamenco guitar at TernirsquosConservatorio

InthecourseofhercareerCentolahasbeenawardedmany national and international classic guitar first-place prizes among which Asti Genova VarennaViareggio Nova Milanese Acqui Terme She alsohas been honored with a merit degree at MilanrsquosInternationalmusiccompetition

Amonghercreationswecanfindmusicforsologuitarand chambermusic A publishing house ldquoSinfonicardquowill publish herworks ldquoQuattro brani per chitarrardquoldquoLunaNerardquo ldquoZanterdquoandldquoConcertordquo forguitarandpianowiththepianistDoraGribaldo

AsasoloplayersheperformedandrecordedldquoLrsquoAmede la guitare 10 brani Gabrielrdquo music by SergioColdagelli publishedbySinfonica She recorded fortwoguitarstheCDsSuentildeoandFlamencoliveintheVatican the latter recordedatVaticanRadio induo

withRobertoMargaritella

In2020shetranscribedldquoGuitarraSolistardquo8FlamencoCompositions for concert performers music byJuanMartin two books in tablature and notationpublished by the prestigious american publishinghouseMelBayIn the same year she composed ldquoDiamanterdquodedicatedtotheduoFeliciaToscanoandLuigiPicardiandldquoTarantellagitanardquofortwoguitarsIn 2021 she composes for solo guitar ldquoPalabrasrdquoldquoSilenciordquoeldquoPandemiardquoAngelaplayshabituallywiththeguitaristRobertoMargaritellaandcellistFrancescaRuffilli andarrangesmostof themusical repertoireShealsoworkswiththeactressSilviaPoletti

SheplayswithhandmadeguitarsbyluthierLucianoMaggi She is endorser for Savarez strings SalvadorCortez guitars and ambassador for Schertler Sheteaches guitar inOmegnaat thepublicHigh SchoolldquoPieroGobettirdquoinOmegnaSheholdsmasterclassesinseveralconservatori

MARCH CULTURAL EVENT - ANGELA CENTOLA CLASSICAL AND FLAMENCO GUITARISTDAL FLAMENCO TRADIZIONALE ALLE PROPRIE COMPOSIZIONIJOIN US ON APRIL 18TH 300 PM ET ON ZOOMRSVP amp TICKETS HERE


No 8



REPORT OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMBY FRANCESCA CASAZZA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSince last March 12th our courses throughZoom have been working very smoothly EvenYoga and Guitar classes are continuing onlineandthenumberofstudentsisincreasing

Following up the enthusiasm generated byCNNrsquos ldquoStanley Tucci Searching for Italyrdquo wethought you might enjoy continuing a virtualtourthrough12regionsof Italywith instructorCarlo Ellena as passionate and knowledgeableas the people you saw in the show From hishometown Savona Carlo Ellena will be yourvirtual tour guide to discover the distincthistories of traditional food and wine of eachplace You will also learn traditional recipesandtipsonfoodietoursgastronomical trendsrestaurants secrets and vocabulary in Italian(ExploringItalyrsquosregionalFoodampWinestartingSaturdayApril17th)

AnotherentertainingclassthatCarlowillteachstarting April 16th is ldquoDiscover Italian wineHistoryandTastingrdquoonFridaysat500pmETndashafunwaytoswitchtoweekend-moodMakeitan occasion in your garden in bloom For thefirst5weeksthecoursewillbeinEnglishthenonMay21stCarlowill teach the samebut inItalianTheinstructorwill leadyouonavirtualtour through the most important regions forItalian wine to learn their geography and thehistory of their wines You can enjoy a winetasting experience purchasing the wine andfoodsuggestedinadvancebytheinstructorviaemail

OurSpringScheduleisonlineandyoucanfindallthe68coursesforadults(Beginners Elementary Intermediate Lunch time Conversation Advanced courses and others in English andin Italian including Latin and Discover EmiliaRomagna(inEnglish-3classes)thatopenstheseries of ldquoDiscover the regionsrdquo 3-lesson-minicourses followed by Toscana Sardegna and Liguria)

The13coursesforkidsandteensaregoingonfromSeptembertoJuneThenitwillbetimeforSummerCampsRegistrationsisnowopenWewilltryourbesttomeetmostlyoutsidetoorganizesafecampswithyourchildrenAndforthisyearwewillhaveldquoSummerCampsrdquoalsoforAdultsWeeklyIntensiveCourseswithclasseverydayasifyouwereattendingaclassinItalyWewill be partially online and partiallyoutdoors for the localsMore informationwillcomeStaytuned

Finally on April 18th after the April CulturalMeeting with guitarist Angela Centola youare invited to a virtual session to present oursuggestions on trips We will be connectedwith Emanuela Raggio from Beautiful Liguriaandmorecontacts to startplanningyournextexperienceinItaly EnjoyPrimavera

Francesca Casazza ExecutiveDirector




7

La ldquoSerenissimardquo festeggia 1600 anni dalla suafondazione e anche dopo un anno difficile di

pandemiaecrisidelturismolacittagravecelebralastoriaelaculturachenefannounrsquoiconamondialeda16secoli

LaleggendafarisalirelanascitadiVeneziaal25marzo421esibasasuundocumentodellrsquoXIsecoloilChronicon AltinateincuiegraveriportatalanotiziadellaconsacrazionedellachiesadiSanGiacometoinRivus Altus -dacui ilnomeRialto-consideratadamoltilaprimachiesadiVenezia

Leggenda a parte secondo Lorenzetti autore di unadelle migliori pubblicazioni dedicate alla storia dellaSerenissima ldquoVenezia e il suo estuariordquo pubblicatanel 1926 ldquopopolazioni povere e umili vi abitaronosin dallrsquoepoca romana per lo piugrave salinai pescatoriorticoltoribarcaiolietraghettatoricacciatoridipaludichehannocondottoligravelelorovitedistentiefaticardquoIlsaltochetrasformeragravequestaunionedipiccoliisolottilagunariincomunitagraveabitatepiugravestabilmenteavvienetra ilVIeil VII secolo quando per proteggersi dai LongobardimigraronolepopolazionidellrsquoentroterraportandoallacreazionedelfuturoDucatodiVenezia

1600 anni di Venezia e della sua popolazione chehaospitato personaggi leggendari come Marco Polo eCabotomusicisticomeVivaldielibertinicomeCasanova

LacittagravechehadatoinataliaCaterinaCornaroultimareginadiCiproeadElenaCorneroprimadonnalaureatadellastoriaMaestridellrsquoartedelvetrodeimerlettideitessuticheancoraoggisiproduconocontelaimanualisulCanalGrandeInnovatoredellrsquoarchitetturadellrsquoartedelcinemaedellamodainparticolareconlrsquoinvenzionedi scarpe con zeppe vertiginose che erano pericoloseal punto da essere vietate dal Doge e riportate aproporzioni piugrave sicure Un caleidoscopio di bellezzaarmonia e fragili equilibri concentrato su una piccolastrisciaditerragalleggianteaformadipesce

QuindibuoncompleannoVeneziaagglomeratodiisoleapertealmondosucuiegravestatacostruitaldquoquellacittagravecheerapazzasolodaimmaginarerdquo

The ldquoSerenissimardquo celebrates 1600yearssinceitsfoundationandeven

after adifficult yearwith apandemicand tourismcrisis the city celebratesthehistoryandculturethathavemadeitaworldiconfor16centuries

The legend traces thebirthofVeniceback to 25 March 421 and is basedon an 11th century document theChronicon Altinate in which it isreportedthenewsoftheconsecrationof the church of San Giacometo inRivus Altus - hence the name Rialto- considered by many to be the firstchurchinVenice

LegendasideaccordingtoLorenzettiauthorofoneofthebestpublicationsdedicated to the history of theSerenissimaldquoVeniceand itsestuaryrdquo

published in1926ldquopoorandhumblepopulations lived there since Romantimesmostlysaltminers fishermenhorticulturistsboatmenandferrymenswamphunterswholedtheirlivesofhardship and fatigue thererdquo The leapthatwilltransformthisunionofsmalllagoon islets into more permanentlyinhabited communities takes placebetween the sixth and seventhcenturieswhentoprotectthemselvesfrom the Lombards the inlandpopulations migrated leading to thecreationofthefutureVenetianDuchy

1600yearsofVeniceanditspopulationwhich has been home to legendarycharacters such as Marco Polo andCabotomusicianssuchasVivaldiandlibertines such as Casanova The citythat gave birth to Caterina Cornaro

thelastqueenofCyprusandtoElenaCorner the first female graduate inhistoryMastersoftheartofglasslacefabrics which are still manufacturedwithmanualloomsontheGrandCanalAn innovator of architecture artcinemaandfashionparticularlywiththeinventionofshoeswithvertiginouswedges that were dangerous to thepointofbeing forbiddenby theDogeandbroughtbacktosaferproportionsA kaleidoscope of beauty harmonyand fragile balances concentrated ona small strip of floating land that isshapedlikeafish

So happy birthday Venice cluster ofislands open to the world on whichwasbuiltldquothatcitythatwascrazyjusttoimaginerdquo

BUON COMPLEANNO VENEZIABY DARIO PENZO ICS INSTRUCTOR


No 8



MANTENERE LA PACE UN LAVORO INCESSANTEDI GIOVANNA GALLETTA INSEGNANTE ICS

In questa seconda Pasqua nella pandemia diventaimportanterifletteresullaPaceeilrispettodeidirittiumaninelmondo

LostatutolacartacheindicalanascitadellrsquoONUcomeorganizzazione internazionale fufirmato il26giugnodel 1945 dai cinque stati membri permanenti delConsigliodiSicurezzadellrsquoONU(CinaUnioneSovieticaFrancia Regno Unito e USA) Esso egrave costituito da111 articoli in cui il famoso organo si impegna conla ratificazionedel trattatoamantenere lapacee lasicurezza internazionale e a garantire i diritti umaniinviolabilipiugravevolteripetutiesottolineati

Il 24 ottobre 1945 entra in vigore lo Statuto delleNazioniUniteunodeitrattatipiugraveimportantideldirittointernazionalechehauncarattereldquouniversalerdquopoicheacutequasituttiiPaesidelmondonefannoparteDrsquoaltrondenon egrave semplice risolvere tutte le problematiche dinaturaeticapoliticaesocialecheassillanoesovrastanoilmondo

ComefareEgravedifficilepotergestireiproblemidiunmondointeromaigrandiuomininelloropiccolohannocontribuitoattraverso le loro opere azioni o addirittura il lorosacrificio

PartiamodaItaloCalvinofamososcrittoreitalianodelNovecentochecercadidareunarispostaldquoLrsquoinferno dei viventi non egrave qualcosa che saragrave se cenrsquoegraveunoegravequellocheegravegiagravequilrsquoinfernocheabitiamotuttiigiornicheformiamostandoinsiemeDuemodicisonopernonsoffrirneIlprimoriescefacileamoltiaccettarelrsquoinfernoediventarnepartefinoalpuntodinonvederlopiugraveIlsecondoegraverischiosoEsigeattenzioneeapprendimentocontinuicercareesaperriconoscerechiecosainmezzoallrsquoinfernononegraveinfernoefarlodurareedarglispaziordquoColtivareancheunsolofiorePrendersi cura di un singolo fiorellino in unmare dierbaccepercercaredifarfiorireerifiorirelabellezzaelabontagravediquelpiccoloesemplarechepuogravediffondersi

in tutto il giardino in tutto ilmondo Curare ciograve chenon egrave inferno proteggerlo e diffonderlo Questo egravelrsquoavvioallasoluzioneUn altro grande poeta che si lega ai diritti umani egraveSalvatore Quasimodo il quale cerca il superamentodellrsquoErmetismo Svolta che si manifesta giagrave nellaraccoltaldquoNuovePoesierdquoesiconcretizzainparticolarenellelirichecompostenegliannidelsecondoconflittomondiale e nel dopoguerra dove il poetamanifestail desiderio di usciredalla sfera privata perstabilire un rapportopiugravestrettoconildoloredegli altri La poesiaallora viene concepitain una nuova otticacon una funzione piugravemordace ed incisivacome strumento dicomunicazione e dilotta e con un nuovoimpegno quello dicontribuire a ldquo RifarelrsquoUomo ldquo e quindi conuna connotazionenarrativapiugraveaderenteal nuovo ruolo e piugraverispondenteallrsquoobiettivocheilpoetapersegue

Quasimodo non partecipa direttamente agliavvenimenti bellici ed alla resistenza partigiana marestacomunquecolpitodallatragicitagravedelmomentodicrisichelrsquoumanitagravestavivendoSenefauntestimoneattentoeconsapevoleIlpoetaaffiancailmotivodelladisperazionenascentedallacrisiesistenzialedellrsquouomocontemporaneo cui contro il gelo della solitudine edelladissoluzioneinagguatonullaegravediconfortosenonil silenzioAquestrsquouomo tuttavia ilpoetauomotragliuominiadditaqualeviadisalvazionelrsquoabbandonofrancescanoallavolontagravedelpadrealqualeconfidarelo strazio di riconoscersi creatura imperfettaefinita




9

Didiverso tenore la raccolta ldquoGiornodopogiornoldquopubblicatanel1947aguerrafinitamapregnadiquellatristetragicaesperienzaumanadicuiogniuomoognipoetaneportanellrsquoanimoisegniilpesodellecrudeltagraveinumane della distruzionemorale emateriale dellemacerie delle cittagrave dei brandelli dellrsquouomo laceratotorturatospogliatodellasuadignitagraveoffesoumiliatoucciso Ilpoetaperogravesi ribellaa tanta folliaementretentadiricomporreipezzidispersidellrsquouomodelsuotempofrantumatodallrsquoondabellicapensagiagraveallrsquouomo

futuro protagonistaed artefice di una verasocietagravecivile

Un altro grandepersonaggiochesi legaaidirittidellrsquouomoedeicriminicontrolrsquoumanitagraveegrave Mahatma Gandhiche fu ucciso da unfanatico indugrave Si sposogravea13anni e suamogliegli fu sempre a fiancoSi laureograve in legge efu durante il viaggioin treno da Durban aPretoria che avvennelrsquoepisodio chiave dellasuavitagli fu intimato

dalcapotrenodi lasciareloscompartimentodiprimaclasse per cui il giovane indiano aveva pagato unregolarebigliettoespostarsiinterzadoveviaggiavalagentedicoloreMohandasaveva24annieraeducatointroversointimoritoenonostantequestosirifiutogravedifarlo Lo fecero scenderealla stazionediMaritzburgnellacuisaladrsquoaspettoMohandasrimasearimuginaretutta la notte sugli insulti ricevuti dai bianchiProbabilmente fu ligrave che nacque Gandhi lrsquoattivistaLrsquoavvocatochedovevarestareinSudafricapochimesicirimaseoltreventrsquoannidifendendoisuoiconnazionalidai soprusi dellrsquoapartheid pretendendo per loro ildirittodivotounrsquoequatassazioneeilriconoscimento

dei matrimoni misti e fondando un partito il NatalindiancongressconsideratolrsquoantesignanodellrsquoAfricannationalcongressdiNelsonMandela

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