One hundred years ago, on September 8th, 1906, the Bronx Zoo in New York unveiled a new exhibit that would attract thousands of visitors to come and marvel. Inside a cage, in the monkey house, was a man. His name was Ota Benga. He was 22 years old, a member of the Batwa people, pygmies who lived in what was then, the Belgian Congo.
This piece was originally broadcast on September 8th on NPR's All Things Considered.
Produced by Joe Richman/Radio Diaries
Length: 9:13 min
Learn more about the book, Ota Benga, by Phillips Verner Bradford, grandson of the explorer who brought Ota Benga to America.
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