{"product_id":"ota-benga-under-my-mothers-roof-poems-9781611170856","title":"Ota Benga Under My Mother's Roof: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOta Benga under My Mother's Roof, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 racial milieu of the early twentieth century as the burgeoning science of social anthropology worked to classify humans based on race and culture. The theme of this book is a study of humanity, of people of all kinds, in which Benga's vitality becomes the measure against which everyone is measured. With poems that revel in African American signifying, spirituality, and traditional storytelling, McCray's collection establishes a sincere legacy for Ota Benga as she shares her friend's harrowing tale with new generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-463607\"\u003eCarrie Allen McCray\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611170856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611170850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005050\"\u003eAmerican | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE024000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC056000\"\u003eBlack Studies (Global)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Simmonds\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, musician, and filmmaker originally from New Orleans. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMad for Meat\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eCollective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion \u0026amp; Spirituality.\u003c\/i\u003e Simmonds's collaborations include the Emmy Award-winning documentary \u003ci\u003eHOPE: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVoices of Haiti: A Post-Quake Odyssey in Verse, \u003c\/i\u003e both commissioned by the Pulitzer Center. His genre-defying films include \u003ci\u003eSinging Whitman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003efeti(sh)ame\u003c\/i\u003e. He divides his time between San Francisco and Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44573997236461,"sku":"9781611170856","price":28.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3b7aad70-7047-4d2e-b1a8-38f0fcc2b3f5.jpg?v=1701980410","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/ota-benga-under-my-mothers-roof-poems-9781611170856","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}