Interview: The Astonishing Life Of Ota Benga

Interview: The Astonishing Life Of Ota Benga

By Lewis Reining

NYU Professor Pamela Newkirk speaks on the subject of her book “SPECTACLE: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga” which tells the story of a Congolese man put on display at the Bronx Zoo in 1906.

Tags: bronx, congo, congolese, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, spectacle

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