https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/1906-bronx-zoo-put-black-man-display-monkey-house
In 1906, the Bronx Zoo Put a Black Man on Display in the Primates' House
Jul 31, 2020 - Ota Benga, a young Pygmy, spent part of September 1906 on display at what is now the Bronx Zoo. It wasn't the first time he had been exhibited as an oddity.
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