Harvard Advocate, Vol. CXXVIII, No. 5 (May 1942), pp. 12–18 and 30–33. A Spring Fiction Issue.
Content note. “Right Shoe on Left Foot” is a 1942 story “of racial and sexual violence in the South” (Lennon 42.1) and contains racial slurs spoken by both Black and white characters, as well as scenes of racial and sexual violence. The text is reproduced here in its original form for scholarly and historical purposes.
Work: Right Shoe on Left Foot
Source: Harvard Advocate, Vol. CXXVIII, No. 5 (May 1942), pp. 12–18 and 30–33. A Spring Fiction Issue.
Rights: cleared (excerpt shown by editorial decision)
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