Millie and Christine McKoy

Millie and Christine McKoy
Millie and Christine in 1867
Born(1851-07-11)July 11, 1851
Whiteville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1912(1912-10-08) (aged 61)
Occupation(s)Sideshow performers, initially while enslaved

Millie and Christine McKoy (also spelled McCoy; July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African-American pygopagus conjoined twins who went by the stage names "The United African Twins"[1]: 125  "The Carolina Twins", "The Two-Headed Nightingale" and "The Eighth Wonder of the World". The twins traveled throughout the world performing song and dance for entertainment, overcoming years of slavery, forced medical observations, and forced participation in fairs and freak shows.

  1. ^ Nickell, Joe (2005). Secrets of the sideshows. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-7179-2. OCLC 65377460.