A Mile in My Shoes
Elkins, Shelton Lamont
Imagine an America where blacks are the oppressors, and whites endured the brutal ship passage to become slaves. "A Mile In My Shoes" stands exactly on this very premise. In short, it tells the same ol' song and dance of oppression which is not about one's color. It is about whoever is on top, wanting to maintain this position while someone else has to be the "nigga." Human nature is the operative factor, color is only an easy designator of di...