Bibliograph

Spectacle, the astonishing life of Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk

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Spectacle, the astonishing life of Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297)

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individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spectacle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

890435450

Responsibility statement

Pamela Newkirk

Sub title

the astonishing life of Ota Benga

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

Part I. Caged. Gardens of wonder ; The Bronx Zoo monkey house ; Crimes of the Congo ; Hornaday's folly ; Benga's brigade ; Fighting City Hall ; Benga speaks ; Backlash ; Nature's fury ; Deliverance -- Part II. Captured. Samuel Phillips Verner ; Luebo Mission ; Kondola, Kassongo, and Verner's African treasures ; The hunt ; Verner's prey ; The St. Louis World's Fair ; Congo field notes ; Leopold's lobby ; Benga's choice ; A museum most unnatural ; Fondless farewell -- Part III. Free. Weeksville refuge ; St. James ; Southern comfort ; Home ; Free ; Homegoing

Target audience

adult

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Life of Ota Benga

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