My Name is Banjo: Slavery in Mississippi

by Melissa Cobb and Amanda Lee

In 1805, Banjo was born into slavery on a plantation in Scott County, Mississippi. He grew up on the Cedar Bend Plantation owned by Jebediah Patrick. At the age of five, Banjo began to work in the cotton fields. In the deep south of Mississippi where slaves experienced more back-breaking work and harsher punishments. Banjo endured many hardships such as beatings, brandings, and witnessed many slaves burned alive, since the government allowed it. Even...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996143211
• ISBN13: 9780996143219
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Vicious Ink Publications
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"