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How I Lost My Cotton Picking Mind: Toils in the Field

How I Lost My Cotton Picking Mind: Toils in the Field

Smalls, Jonathan T.

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ISBN13: 9798902548997
Publisher: Fawcett Publications
Published: Mar 25 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

How I Lost My Cotton-Picking Mind is a poignant and evocative exploration of the challenges and triumphs faced by Elijah Porter Jones, a poor black boy growing up in the culturally rich yet complex city of Charleston, South Carolina-the Historic Negro Country. It is a coming-of-age narrative that delves into the inextricable tapestry of race, class, gender, and identity, unraveling the consequences of a family's vault of secrets that span a lifetime for the descendants of sharecroppers. Elijah dreams of escaping the blistering hot cotton fields and the bloodthirsty borders of the Jim Crow South after losing his cotton-picking mind. From early encounters with racism to exploring his own Gullah heritage, Elijah grapples with the complexities of his existence by facing a sequence of adversity after playing a sadistic prank on the slaveowner's heir. Charleston's idyllic scenes, antebellum landmarks, cobblestone streets, and Gullah villages are a southern cultural oasis, offering a respite from the spirit of acquiescence that haunts psychosocial progression. Seemingly, there is no such thing as a day of rest for the oppressed; they must forever pick the master's cotton despite the cost.

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