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Spectacle: the astonishing life of Ota Benga
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New York : Amistad, 2015.
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xvi, 297 pages, [8] pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits. facsimiles, photographs ; 24 cm
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967.5102 B466zk 2015
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Describes the cruelty and prevalent racial prejudice in early-20th-century America that resulted in a Congolese pygmy being featured in an exhibit in the 1904 World's Fair and then displayed in the Monkey House of the New York Zoological Gardens.

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First Edition.
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9780062201003, 006220100X

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Includes bibliographical references.
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Describes the cruelty and prevalent racial prejudice in early-20th-century America that resulted in a Congolese pygmy being featured in an exhibit in the 1904 World's Fair and then displayed in the Monkey House of the New York Zoological Gardens.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Newkirk, P. (2015). Spectacle: the astonishing life of Ota Benga. First Edition. New York, Amistad.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Newkirk, Pamela. 2015. Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga. New York, Amistad.

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Newkirk, Pamela, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga. New York, Amistad, 2015.

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Newkirk, Pamela. Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga. First Edition. New York, Amistad, 2015.

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