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Spectacle : the astonishing life of Ota Benga /

"Describes the cruelty and prevalent racial prejudice in early-twentieth-century America that resulted in a Congolese man being featured in an exhibit in the 1904 World's Fair and then displayed in the Monkey House of a New York zoo, "--Amazon.com.

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Main Author: Newkirk, Pamela, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Benga, Ota.
Benga, Ota
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
1900 - 1999
Mbuti (African people) > United States > Biography.
Pygmies > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Biography.
Pygmies > United States > Biography.
Pygmies > Crimes against > Congo (Democratic Republic).
Human zoos > United States > History > 20th century.
Mbuti (Peuple d'Afrique) > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pygmées > Congo (République démocratique) > Biographies.
Pygmées > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pygmées > Crimes contre > Congo (République démocratique)
Exhibitions ethnologiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY.
Mbuti (African people)
Human zoos.
Manners and customs.
Pygmies.
Pygmies > Crimes against.
Pygmäen.
Rassismus
Mbuti (African people) > Biography.
Congolese (Democratic Republic) > Biography.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
United States.
Biography
Narrative non-fiction.
Biographies.
History.
Bibliografie.
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