THE SUBWAY CAR CAME CRASHING TO A HALT, THE DOORS OPENED, AND THE ANGRY STRANGERS AROUND ME PUSHED AND SHOVED AS WE BOARDED THE TRAIN;; WE WERE PACKED TIGHTLY, ALMOST LIKE A TIN OF SARDINES. A HOMELESS MAN HAD SOILED HIMSELF, AND THE AIR REEKED OF URINE. I NOW KNOW WHAT IT MUST'VE FELT LIKE TO BE AN AFRICAN ON A TRANSATLANTIC SLAVESHIP.