Ota Benga Under My Mother's Roof: Poems

by Carrie Allen McCray

In Ota Benga under My Mother's Roof, Carrie Allen McCray (1913-2008) uses poignant and personal verse to trace the ill-fated life of the Congolese pygmy who was famously exhibited in the Bronx Zoo in 1906 before being taken in by the McCray family of Lynchburg, Virginia. Rooted in the rich historical and autobiographic context of her own experiences with Benga, McCray offers compelling, dexterous poems that place Benga's story within the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611170850
• ISBN13: 9781611170856
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"