Ota Benga: The Pygmy in the Zoo
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- Synopsis
- In 1904 Samuel Phillips Verner, an anthropologist and African explorer, brought a young Pygmy man named Ota Benga from the jungles of the Belgian Congo to the United States. Ota Benga joined a group of indigenous people from around the world in an anthropological exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. After the fair he remained in the U.S., and, for more than a week in 1906, was displayed in the primate house at the Bronx Zoo. The upheavals around this exhibition are core to this book, but it encompasses far more. Through the story of Ota Benga the authors examine European colonialism, race relations in the U.S. in the early 20th century, and the concept of the "white man's burden." They create a powerful and moving picture of Ota Benga, a man raised to live by hunting and gathering, who died in 1916 in Lynchburg, Virginia after attempting to step from one world to another.
- Copyright:
- 1992
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 281 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780312082765
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 07/27/04
- Copyrighted By:
- P.V. Bradford and Harvey Blume
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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