Amazing Just 100 years ago, this man was kept in a cage like an animal

Just 100 years ago, this man was kept in a cage like an animal -

A century is a long time in the grand scheme of things, and that's why you may be shocked by the fact that there are exactly 100 years, a man committed suicide after having spent many years of his life locked in a cage in a human zoo.

To put this in perspective, this country was formed 240 years ago, slavery was abolished 151 years ago, and there is still a whole century, a man was abducted at his home in Congo and put on display as a creature in a zoo for the fun of the white public. This is the tragic story of Ota Benga.

A member of the Mbuti community, Ota Benga lost his wife and children when Belgian colonizers attacked the Congo. In 104, an American named Samuel Phillips Verner bought him for a pound of salt and a piece of cloth.

A member of the Mbuti community, Ota Benga lost his wife and children when Belgian colonizers raided the Congo. In 104, an American named Samuel Phillips Verner bought him for a pound of salt and some cloth.

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Verner displayed in Ota Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and was introduced as "the only true African cannibal in America."

Verner displayed Ota at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and he was billed as "the only genuine African cannibal in America."

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The crowd was particularly impressed by Ota teeth, which had been deposited in the points as boy during a ritual Mbuti.

Verner Ota at the Bronx Zoo, where the Congolese man was forced to live in the monkey house.

Verner took Ota to the Bronx Zoo, where the Congolese man was forced to live in the monkey house.

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Ota was designed to be seen as an example of the theory that non-Westerners were closer primate on the spectrum of changes at a time when Darwinism often could not be separated from the obvious age, the deep racism

Ota was finally given to the Reverend James M. Gordon, who helped establish a life in Virginia. Because of the First World War, however, Ota could not go back to Africa, and his depression led him to commit suicide on March 20, 1916.

Ota was eventually given to Reverend James M. Gordon, who helped him establish a life in Virginia. Because of World War I, however, Ota could not return to Africa, and his depression led him to commit suicide on March 20, 1916.

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Ota Benga was not the only person to be displayed in a human zoo. As the native remains of the Yahi tribe, a man named Ishi was displayed in a manner similar to California. He died a few days after Ota Benga.

Ota Benga was not the only person to be displayed in a human zoo. As the only remaining native of the Yahi tribe, a man named Ishi was displayed in a similar manner in California. He died just a few days after Ota Benga.

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Ota Benga was buried in a anonymous grave in Lynchburg, Virginia. The little son of Samuel Phillips Verner wrote a book that details the tragic life of man. While writing, he found a mask and the molding of Ota were still exposed to the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. To date, the label under the pieces known as "pygmy" instead of displaying the name of Ota Benga.

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Amazing Just 100 years ago, this man was kept in a cage like an animal

A member of the Mbuti community, Ota Benga lost his wife and children when Belgian colonizers attacked the Congo. In 104, an American named Samuel Phillips Verner bought him for a pound of salt and a piece of cloth.

Verner displayed in Ota Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and was introduced as "the only true African cannibal in America."

Verner Ota at the Bronx Zoo, where the Congolese man was forced to live in the monkey house.

Ota was finally given to the Reverend James M. Gordon, who helped establish a life in Virginia. Because of the First World War, however, Ota could not go back to Africa, and his depression led him to commit suicide on March 20, 1916.

Ota Benga was not the only person to be displayed in a human zoo. As the native remains of the Yahi tribe, a man named Ishi was displayed in a manner similar to California. He died a few days after Ota Benga.

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