Podcasts about Ota Benga

El 20 de marzo de 1916 se suicidió Ota Benga,  un miembro de la etnia de los batwa pigmea del Congo, expuesto en 1904 en la Exposición Universal de St. Louis.Nunca pudo regresar a su país y se suicidó disparándose en el corazón cuando tenía 32 años.

The Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, DC is sometimes called “the people's zoo.” That's because it's the only zoo in the country to be created by an act of US Congress, and admission is free.But why did our federal government create a national zoo in the first place?Producer Felix Poon has the scoop – from its surprising origins in the near-extinction of bison, to a look at its modern-day mission of conservation, we're going on a field trip to learn all about the National Zoo.Featuring Kara Ingraham, Daniel Frank, and Ellie Tahmaseb. SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Subscribe to our newsletter (it's free!).Follow Outside/In on Instagram or join our private discussion group on Facebook. LINKSWilliam Hornaday founded the National Zoo, but his legacy is complicated, to say the least. Environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis contemplates whether he's a “villainous hero or heroic villain” (PBS).“A Chinese cigarette tin launched D.C.'s 50-year love affair with pandas” tells the origin story of pandas at the National Zoo (The Washington Post).The story of Ota Benga, the man who was caged by William Hornaday in the Bronx Zoo (The Guardian).Environmental writer Emma Marris imagines a world without zoos in her opinion essay, “Modern Zoos Are Not Worth the Moral Cost” (NYTimes).We looked at the court case of Happy the elephant in our 2022 Outside/In episode, “Et Tu, Brute? The Case for Human Rights for Animals.” CREDITSHost: Nate HegyiReported, produced, and mixed by Felix PoonEditing by Taylor Quimby.Our staff includes Justine ParadisExecutive producer: Taylor QuimbyRebecca Lavoie is NHPR's Director of On-Demand AudioThanks to Nick Capodice for performing William Hornaday voiceovers.Music by Bluedot Sessions and Jules GaiaOur theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public RadioSubmit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).

Review of:  Ota Benga: The Pygmy in the Zoo, by Phillips Verner Bradford & Harvey Blume Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

I take a look at a true conspiracy, and a long running one at that. This particular conspiracy starts to get us into some much broader conspiracies, both in terms of duration and scope. A huge part of these types of conspiracies is, thanks to propaganda (and especially the propaganda of myth), their ability to disappear in our national memories. A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music! Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewayfourth/?modal=admin_todo_tour YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd3KlRte86eG9U40ncZ4XA?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theway4th/  Kingdom Outpost: https://kingdomoutpost.org/ My Reading List Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21940220.J_G_Elliot Propaganda Season Outline: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xa4MhYMAg2Ohc5Nvya4g9MHxXWlxo6haT2Nj8Hlws8M/edit?usp=sharing  Episode Outline/Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wueG8xHup-pXX4wEG2NL1szwBqYe7-23gVG3wQPJUQI/edit?usp=sharing  Albright declares 500,000 Iraqi children's deaths worth it: https://www.newsweek.com/watch-madeleine-albright-saying-iraqi-kids-deaths-worth-it-resurfaces-1691193 Native American Eugenics: https://time.com/5737080/native-american-sterilization-history/ ICE Eugenics: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/gender-journal/in-print/hes-the-uterus-collector-the-reproductive-rights-of-women-in-ice-detention-an-opportunity-to-protect-the-constitutional-rights-of-federal-detainees-in-privately-run-facilities/ More victims: https://www.msnbc.com/all/eugenic-sterilization-victims-belated-justice-msna358381 Eugenics: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/07/469478098/the-supreme-court-ruling-that-led-to-70-000-forced-sterilizations Baby Bollinger: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/genetic-crossroads/201510/the-short-life-and-eugenic-death-baby-john-bollinger The Black Stork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEh2kz26T1k Helen Keller on Bollinger: https://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/lib/detail.html?id=3209   Ota Benga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9a4U-F1qGE  Ishi: https://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/ishi/ More baby Bollinger: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/feb/06/race.usa  Imbeciles: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25938480-imbeciles  Supreme Inequality: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46184066-supreme-inequality Acres of Skin: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/988758.Acres_of_Skin?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=r5sroHjtpz&rank=1 Willowbrook experiments: https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialsciences/ppecorino/medical_ethics_text/chapter_7_human_experimentation/Case_Study_fenfluramine.htm Fenflouramine studies: https://www.deseret.com/1998/4/18/19375355/fen-tests-on-minority-boys-come-under-fire A Hole in the Head: https://www.amazon.com/Hole-Head-Revealed-Wilbert-Smith/dp/1934556416/ref=sr_1_11?crid=K7JHB98GJZM0&keywords=a+hole+in+the+head&qid=1669126747&sprefix=a+hole+in+the+hea%2Caps%2C270&sr=8-11 Immortal Life of Henrieta Lacks: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6493208-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=lCkyLZLLPT&rank=1 Medical Apartheid: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114192.Medical_Apartheid?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=loTE0dxyO4&rank=1 Vaccine testing on humans: https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahrosenbaum/2020/06/12/willowbrook-scandal-hepatitis-experiments-hideous-truths-of-testing-vaccines-on-humans/  Known CIA plot using vaccines: https://www.businessinsider.com/true-government-conspiracies-2013-12  Hitler and American Racism: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/hitler-on-the-mississippi-banks/283127/  Thanks to our monthly supporters Laverne Miller Jesse Killion Michael de Nijs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week, Deanna covers the emergence and existence of human zoos at the end of the 19th century. Learn about this dark piece of history which aimed to showcase the diversity of human cultures, but unfortunately, instead often exploited and dehumanized individuals. In addition, hear the story of Ota Benga, who was displayed as a human exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. 

En el podcast de hoy Nieves Concostrina se remonta hasta mediados del siglo XX, cuando el hombre blanco no solo exhibía en los zoos a animales; también a personas. Ya puedes escuchar Polvo eres, exclusivo en Podimo: https://go.podimo.com/es/polvoeres

En el podcast de hoy Nieves Concostrina se remonta hasta mediados del siglo XX, cuando el hombre blanco no solo exhibía en los zoos a animales; también a personas. Ya puedes escuchar Polvo eres, exclusivo en Podimo: https://go.podimo.com/es/polvoeres

En el podcast de hoy Nieves Concostrina se remonta hasta mediados del siglo XX, cuando el hombre blanco no solo exhibía en los zoos a animales; también a personas. Ya puedes escuchar Polvo eres, exclusivo en Podimo: https://go.podimo.com/es/polvoeres

Llega a la Ventana de la Tele el gran William Levy para presentarnos su nueva serie 'Montecristo' . En la Ventana al mundo hablamos del tema del doblaje en otros países. Nieves Concostrina habla de humillación y muerte del hombre elefante y del congoleño Ota Benga. Terminamos con 'Lo que queda del día' con Isaías Lafuente 

El 20 de marzo de 1916, el guerrero de la tribu batwa del Congo, Ota Benga, se suicidó en Estados Unidos. El aborigen fue exhibido en el zoológico del Bronx junto con un orangután amaestrado y nunca pudo regresar a su país.

Today the History Guy tells two stories of exploitation. First he tells the story of a man who was one of the last survivors of the Atlantic slave trade brought to the United States. Then he tell the story of Ota Benga, a young African man brought to the US who was displayed in the Bronx Zoo.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

We begin our new section of propaganda by looking at how information is wielded in relation to racism. 0:00 - Introduction2:45 - Propaganda responds to a need18:00 - Propaganda is inimical24:30 - Propaganda induces fear48:35 - Racism is grounded in truth and sincerity54:00 - How propaganda is formed1:05:00 - Mithridatism and Sensitization A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music! Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewayfourth/?modal=admin_todo_tour YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd3KlRte86eG9U40ncZ4XA?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theway4th/  Kingdom Outpost: https://kingdomoutpost.org/ My Reading List Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21940220.J_G_Elliot Propaganda Season Outline: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xa4MhYMAg2Ohc5Nvya4g9MHxXWlxo6haT2Nj8Hlws8M/edit?usp=sharing  Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VSvC0SJYwku2U0awRaNAu?si=3ad0b2fbed2e4864 Episode Outline/Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VxfVASJQclvrrbz3yyNitf-krIzVdhCmy_eQJust-kw/edit?usp=sharing  The Red Record: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25896953-the-red-record?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=rVdQq3sRyw&rank=1  Kerner Commission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerner_Commission Ferguson Federal Report: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf Convicted: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33673634-convicted?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6pSBh1rpPk&rank=20 I Got a Monster: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51171365-i-got-a-monster?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=a6Y1gtQaXw&rank=1 The Radical King: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22125264-the-radical-king?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=4LVawLIuYI&rank=1 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76401.Bury_My_Heart_at_Wounded_Knee?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=VPYPICrSaC&rank=1 Willie Horton Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUxAMG8UqIw Kruse's White Flight: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345070.White_Flight?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=DHkknItg1q&rank=1 Crash Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEJH0hEoHc4 Benjamin Lay episode: https://thefourthway.transistor.fm/episodes/draft-juneteenth-nonviolence-and-abolition Blinding of Isaac Woodard: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/blinding-isaac-woodard/ Daryl Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEhUSMRZclQ Bob Jones and racism: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/marchweb-only/53.0.html Slave Bible: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995075/slave-bible-from-the-1800s-omitted-key-passages-that-could-incite-rebellion The Leopard's Spots movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leopard%27s_Spots Birth of a Nation movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_a_Nation Mimesis and Renee Girard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgB9p2BA4fw EJI atrocities list: https://eji.org/reports/lynching-in-america/ Ota Benga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ota_Benga Buck v. Bell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell Jesse Washington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Xg_M1k6-Q Dan Carlin's Painfotainment which features Jesse Washington: https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-61-blitz-painfotainment/ Oprah and Forsyth County: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Y-n4w7XE8 Implicit Bias: https://perception.org/research/implicit-bias/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Historiquement Vôtre réunit 3 personnages qui font l'attraction : Ota Benga, arraché à son Congo natal et conduit aux Etats-Unis où il a été réduit à l'état de bête curieuse, enfermé dans une cage au milieu des singes du zoo de New-York. Puis Stephan Bibrowski, atteint d'une maladie rare, qui a, lui aussi, hélas, fait l'attraction en devenant l'“homme-lion” dans le cirque de P. T. Barnum, aux milieux de nombreux autres "freaks". Et un artiste russe qui fait l'attraction en pratiquant un art radical : il s'est cloué les testicules sur les pavés de la place Rouge de Moscou, il s'est cousu la bouche aussi… Ce qui ne l'a pas empêché de (trop) parler : Piotr Pavlenski.

Stéphane Bern, entouré de ses chroniqueurs historiquement drôles et parfaitement informés, s'amuse avec l'Histoire – la grande, la petite, la moyenne… - et retrace les destins extraordinaires de personnalités qui n'auraient jamais pu se croiser, pour deux heures où le savoir et l'humour avancent main dans la main. Aujourd'hui, Ota Benga. 

Historiquement Vôtre réunit 3 personnages qui font l'attraction : Ota Benga, arraché à son Congo natal et conduit aux Etats-Unis où il a été réduit à l'état de bête curieuse, enfermé dans une cage au milieu des singes du zoo de New-York. Puis Stephan Bibrowski, atteint d'une maladie rare, qui a, lui aussi, hélas, fait l'attraction en devenant l'“homme-lion” dans le cirque de P. T. Barnum, aux milieux de nombreux autres "freaks". Et un artiste russe qui fait l'attraction en pratiquant un art radical : il s'est cloué les testicules sur les pavés de la place Rouge de Moscou, il s'est cousu la bouche aussi… Ce qui ne l'a pas empêché de (trop) parler : Piotr Pavlenski.

Stéphane Bern, entouré de ses chroniqueurs historiquement drôles et parfaitement informés, s'amuse avec l'Histoire – la grande, la petite, la moyenne… - et retrace les destins extraordinaires de personnalités qui n'auraient jamais pu se croiser, pour deux heures où le savoir et l'humour avancent main dans la main. Aujourd'hui, Ota Benga. 

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Après Il est à toi ce beau pays (2018) et Le diable parle toutes les langues (2021) publiés chez Albin Michel et unanimement salué par la critique, Jennifer Richard, autrice franco-américaine d'origine guadeloupéenne, nous propose le deuxième tome de sa trilogie. Elle vit à Berlin, en Allemagne. "Ota Benga, Pygmée d'Afrique centrale, attraction majeure de l'Exposition universelle de Saint-Louis, puis du zoo du Bronx, se donne la mort en 1916. Prenant enfin la parole, il convoque les fantômes de l'histoire et de la littérature : Jean Jaurès, Che Guevara, Martin Luther King, Rosa Luxemburg, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Patrice Lumumba, et bien d'autres… tous assassinés pour leurs idées et tous liés à son destin. Au fil d'une épopée effroyable, ils revisitent ensemble passé et présent. Une fresque sans concessions aux allures de farce macabre, politique et polémique, où Jennifer Richard poursuit le contre-récit de l'Histoire officielle." (Présentation des éditions Albin Michel)

Ini adalah kisah sedih yang dialami Ota Benga. Anggota suku Mbuti dari Afrika, yang dibawa ke Amerika Serikat melalui janji-janji perbaikan nasib. Kenyataannya, ia dijadikan bahan tontonan, dalam kebun binatang manusia. Problemnya, Ota Benga bukan satu-satunya. Bagaimana praktik sekejam ini bisa terjadi?

En este episodio conocemos la historia de Ota Benga, un nativo de la región del Congo que fue llevado a Norte America con engaños para ser exhibido (entre otros lugares) en el zoológico del Bronx. Ven y participa con nosotros en vivo por YouTube en nuestro canal “JOLOWX” todos los Viernes a las 9 PM LIVE

Julie and Torin share some pet peeves. Torin has A LOT of pet peeves. Then they dive into the news of the week and share the story of Ota Benga as a reminder, history isn't as far behind as we would like to believe.

Today's ID the Future features the second half of a recent webinar spotlighting historian Richard Weikart and his new book, Darwinian Racism: How Darwinism Influenced Hitler, Nazism, and White Nationalism. Here Weikart fields questions from the webinar audience. Along the way Weikart touches on the connection between Darwinism and scientific racism, the objection that Darwinism, properly understood, doesn't support scientific racism (much less Nazi racism), the racism inherent in Darwin's own writings and those of prominent early Darwinists such as Ernst Haeckel, and more recent manifestations of Darwinian-inspired scientific racism both academic and populist. This and much more is explored in Weikart's new book, available here. And for scientific reasons to reject Darwinism along with its racists implications, jump over Read More › Source

We discuss the historic legacy of Black Exotica. Displaying black bodies as entertainment and or scientific/medical racism. We reference Authors Pamela Newkirk(Spectacle), Keven Young(Bunk), Harriet A. Washington(Medical Apartheid) and Neely Fuller Jr. We play a clip of Dave Chappelle Rick James skit to add additional context. 

With vocal impressions of famous Black historical leaders and the fusion of history, spoken word and hip-hop, author, scholar and orator Maurice Miles Martinez (MC Brotha Miles) discusses Ota Benga, the Black man put on display in the Bronx Zoo. He concludes with a powerful poem. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maurice-miles-martinez/support

Perché le AI vedono scimmie invece di persone, quando si analizzano immagini di persone di colore? L'ultimo esempio, i fatti accaduti a #Facebook con un errore plateale, sono comuni a Google, Amazon, Microsoft.Per capire però da dove partire bisogna tornare al 1904 e a Ota Benga... Seguitemi per un viaggio sui pregiudizi delle AI!»»»Io sono http://matteoflora.com, sono Imprenditore, Docente e Divulgatore.Nella vita di tutti i giorni gestisco #Reputazione e #Tecnologiacon le aziende che trovi qui: http://matteoflora.com/#aziendeCon ''Ciao Internet'' ti racconto gli #Algoritmi e le #Regole che governano Macchine e Umani.Community Telegram » https://mgpf.it/tgFacebook » https://mgpf.it/fbPodcast » https://mgpf.it/pcNewsletter e Corso Gratis » https://mgpf.it/nl»»»Per contatti commerciali: sales@matteoflora.com

This ID the Future from the vault features an interview with filmmaker John West on the Michael Medved Show, about West's powerful documentary Human Zoos: America's Forgotten History of Scientific Racism, now streaming on YouTube and with more than three million views. Medved and West explore the tragic story of Ota Benga, and the prominent role that the Bronx Zoo, the pro-Darwinian scientific establishment, and the New York Times played in that tragedy. As West explains, there are lessons here about the danger of letting the voices of “science” confuse our grasp of moral truth.  Source

This ID the Future from the vault features an interview with filmmaker John West on the Michael Medved Show, about West's powerful documentary Human Zoos: America's Forgotten History of Scientific Racism, now streaming on YouTube and with more than three million views. Medved and West explore the tragic story of Ota Benga, and the prominent […]

Award-winning author, queer visionary, and Val's wife Carmen Maria Machado reads us fascinating old-timey articles she found while searching for answer to a seemingly simple question: when was the first tiger brought to America? On this long and winding road, we learn about a very old tiger named Jim, two historical badass 70-year-olds in a fight with a big cat, menagerie hippos with very Irish names, and the “panda-monium” of Washington D.C. in 2004. I promise Tiger King is only referenced once. SHOW NOTES: Tigers are known to live roughly 8-10 years in the wild. They can live up to 25 years in captivity because of the lack of natural predators. So Jim the Tiger was indeed very old. (Source: KidsFeed.com) Here is Carmen's twitter thread about the tiger: https://twitter.com/carmenmmachado/status/1404089399453831172 Titles of articles Carmen read aloud during this episode: “Fight with an American Tiger,” January 29th, 1853. Found via the New York Times Article Archive. “A Dying Bengal Tiger,” December 28, 1885. Found via the New York Times Article Archive. “Jim the Tiger Dies of Old Age,” January 15, 1886. Found via the New York Times Article Archive. “Boy Killed by Tiger: Lion Cub Keeper in Indianapolis Absentmindedly Enters the Wrong Cage,” February 16th, 1901. Found via the New York Times Article Archive. “A Baby Hippopotamus: Mr. and Mrs. Caliph Murphy Are to Be Congratulated,” December 3, 1889. Found via the New York Times Article Archive. The baby hippopotamus turned out to be male and was named McGinty, but he died seven days after his birth of pneumonia. (Source: New York Times Article Archive.) Fatima and Caliph did breed several more times and Fatima bore about ten offspring total, though not all survived. You can find an article on the old Central Park menagerie and the controversy over its practice of giving its animals Irish names on a blog called The Hatching Cat: True and Unusual Animal Tales of Old New York. Book recommendation from both Val and Carmen: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler Dad's infographic on zoos was originally printed on the website Treehugger. PETA & racism: I didn't do a deep dive, but I found an article on USA Today called “PETA ridiculed, criticized for comparing 'speciesism' with racism, homophobia and ableism” and an article on CivilEats called “Is the Vegan Movement Ready to Reckon with Racism?” There is an article in Mental Floss about the young black man held captive in the Bronx zoo in 1906. His name was Ota Benga, and he was a member of the Mbuti pygmy tribe from what was then known as the Congo Free State. We can't tell you about Carmen's story yet, but I will upload this note once she is able to announce it! Stay tuned.

In the United States, activist groups such as Black Lives Matter have not only spoken out against racism, but they have also taken steps to pull down statues of those associated with slavery from the past. But could it be that Darwinism, and not slavery, was the justification for racism in the last century? Is the ‘cancel’ culture helpful? And what is the solution to racism? This episode features Gary Bates and Joel Tay. CreationTalk is produced by Joseph Darnell out of the CMI-USA studios. Become a monthly contributor at our donate page. You can also help out by telling your family and friends to check out CreationTalk. Helpful Resources One Human Family One Human Family DVD Darwin: The Voyage that Shook the World - Unlimited Streaming Evolution's Fatal Fruit - Unlimited Streaming Hitler and the Nazi Darwinian Worldview The Dark Side of Charles Darwin Evolution and the Holocaust Links and Show Notes Bronx Zoo apologizes for putting a man in a monkey house Ota Benga: the pygmy put on display in a zoo Racism: Only the Bible Has the Answer Darwin and the Fuegians FOLLOW US (if you want) ► Facebook ► Twitter ► Instagram ► Our site Thanks for listening to Creation.com Talk! Photo by Lucas Gouvêa on Unsplash

(21 de marzo: Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial) Ota Benga nació en 1881 en África Central. Un día en que había tenido éxito como cazador de elefantes regresó y encontró su hogar asolado y los cuerpos mutilados de su esposa, sus hijos y sus amigos. Todos habían sido víctimas de una campaña de terror montada por los matones del gobierno belga en contra de los presuntos «nativos evolutivamente inferiores». Más tarde capturaron a Ota, lo llevaron a una aldea y lo vendieron como esclavo. En 1904 el reconocido explorador africano Samuel Verner, quien lo había comprado en una subasta de esclavos, se lo llevó consigo a los Estados Unidos de América. Ota no medía más que metro y medio y pesaba apenas cuarenta y siete kilos, así que solían llamarlo «el niño» a pesar de que era un hijo y había sido esposo y padre de familia. La primera vez que lo exhibieron como un «salvaje emblemático» fue en el pabellón de antropología de la Feria Mundial de San Luis en 1904. Junto con otros pigmeos, los científicos lo estudiaron a fin de saber cómo las presuntas «razas bárbaras» se comparaban en pruebas de inteligencia con personas intelectualmente defectuosas de la raza caucasiana y cómo respondían a estímulos tales como el dolor. Los pigmeos eran seres infrahumanos inferiores, según el punto de vista de los seguidores de Carlos Darwin, así que consideraron «rigurosamente científica» aquella exhibición como demostración de las etapas de la evolución humana. En 1906 Verner presentó a Ota al doctor Hornaday, director de los jardines zoológicos del Bronx en Nueva York. Esta vez, debido a que el director era un devoto creyente en la teoría de Darwin, Ota tuvo que compartir una jaula con los monos. De ahí que el diario Times de Nueva York informara que el doctor Hornaday «al parecer no consideraba que hubiera diferencia alguna entre una bestia salvaje y aquel hombrecito negro, así que por primera vez un zoológico de los Estados Unidos exhibía en una jaula a un ser humano».1 Posteriormente, el diario Times publicó lo que, a nombre de un grupo de ministros negros, dijo el reverendo Gordon en defensa de Ota: «Nuestra raza ya está bastante deprimida como para que se nos exhiba como monos». Pero dos días después el diario publicó a modo de réplica: «Al reverendo hermano de color debiera explicársele que la evolución ahora se enseña en los libros de texto de todas las escuelas, y que eso es tan irrefutable como lo son las tablas de multiplicar.»2 Si bien la evolución darwiniana se ha empleado con frecuencia para justificar el genocidio y el racismo, la Palabra de Dios condena rotundamente el abuso de los demás, y contiene preceptos que condenan también la discriminación por idioma, cultura, género y color de la piel. La Biblia enseña que Dios nos ha creado a todos a su imagen y que Él nos ama a todos por igual, al extremo de haber enviado al mundo a su Hijo Jesucristo para salvarnos. Pero conste que también enseña que Cristo vendrá otra vez para juzgarnos por nuestros pecados, siendo uno de los más detestables el pecado del racismo.3 Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Ken Ham, «Darwin’s Garden» [El jardín de Darwin], 11 diciembre 2008 En línea 22 septiembre 2020 (Capítulo 1 del libro One Race, One Blood: The Biblical Answer to Racism [Una sola raza, una sola sangre: La respuesta bíblica al racismo] por Ken Ham y A. Charles Ware (Green Forest, Arkansas, E.U.A.: Master Books, Revisado y actualizado junio 2019). 2 Ibíd. 3 Gn 1:26-27; 5:1; 9:6; Mt 7:21-23; 25:31-46; Jn 5:22,27; 12:47-48; Hch 10:42; 17:31; Ro 2:16; 14:10; 2Co 5:10; Gá 6:7; Stg 5:9; Ap 19:11; 20:11-15

Hoy el tema que han elegido los mecenas del podcast es precisamente hablar sobre zoos y acuarios. ¿Es vegano ir a ver a los animales al zoo? Como siempre antes de empezar os recordamos que podéis apoyarnos siendo miembros del Club Malditos Veganos. Por sólo 1€ al mes podréis descargar de forma anticipada nuestro podcast, y por 4€ podréis tener acceso al videopodcast y elegir un tema del podcast al mes. Lo primero de todo vamos a hablar un poquito sobre “por qué disfrutamos de los zoos”. Os complementamos esta información con un artículo que habla sobre las mentiras de los zoos. También hacemos referencia a un tweet que puso la cuenta de no en mi plato, aquí lo tenéis: https://twitter.com/NoEnMiPlato/status/1354058318042509312?s=19 Vamos a comentar también nuestras experiencias que hemos vivido en zoos antes de adentrarnos en el mundo del veganismo. Hemos aprovechado que alelaa13 nos ha hecho algunas previas para responderlas, ya que algunos zoos defienden su labor de investigación y recuperación de especies. Por otro lado comentamos el vídeo de Kike Arnaiz sobre su visita al zoo / parque natural de Cabárceno, os lo dejamos también en malditosveganos.com/zoo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xOblb0qmMs&t=4s&ab_channel=KikeArnaiz Nos preguntamos también sobre si vamos con buen camino con el tema de los zoos, viendo lo ocurrido durante la pandemia. Mencionamos por encima también la iniciativa que ha propuesto ZOOXXI para reconvertir los zoos en beneficio de los animales. También nos hacemos eco de una noticia que tuvo mucho boom durante la cuarentena sobre como estaban los animales en un zoo de Santander. Nos volvemos a hacer eco del caso de los pigmeos en el Zoo de Nueva York durante 1904 y sobre todo del caso de Ota Benga. Mencionamos también los acuarios, que no dejan de ser unos zoos acuáticos y os dejamos también un enlace para complementar esta información. https://twitter.com/PartidoPACMA/status/1354032839235260417 Esperamos que hayáis aprendido un poquito más sobre los zoos y los acuarios y que tengáis una idea más clara sobre este tema. Muchas gracias por suscribiros en Spotify, dejar vuestras valoraciones de 5 estrellas en Apple Podcasts, por formar parte de la iVooX Squad con vuestros me gusta y comentarios. Y también por supuesto, si nos escucháis desde Google Podcasts o incluso desde nuestro canal de YouTube. Esperamos vuestro feedback, críticas, preguntas, opiniones y experiencias en zoos en malditosveganos.com/contactar. Nada más, ¡nos vemos en el siguiente podcast! Este episodio se publicó originalmente en: malditosveganos.com/42

Happy Black History Month. As we celebrate Black History, these series of bonus episodes dive deep into Black History that may have been forgotten and buried over the years. This week, we talk about Ota Benga, the human zoo and one of the key reasons racism still exist today. IG: @everything_n_between_podcast (https://www.instagram.com/everything_n_between_podcast) Blog: (http://starringlatrice.com/) How to Love (paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973978245 How to Love (kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0873CYF6V --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latrice-hayes/support

On this episode of Vox Historia, Ricky Echavarri tells the tragic story of Ota Benga.

On this episode of Vox Historia, Leon Zeneli discusses the sad life of Ota Benga.

Pamela Newkirk (@ptnewkirk) chats with Ink Slingers via Skype about her books, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (2015) and Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business (2019). Books by Pamela Newkirk: Within the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media (2000) A Love No Less: Two Centuries of African American Love Letters (2003) Letters from Black America (2009) Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (2015) Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business (2019) Want to connect with Ink Slingers? Tweet us @inkslingers2 or catch us on Instagram @inkslingerspodcast. Music: Dub Feral by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3683-dub-feral License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Donald and Martin speak on the systematic racism, systematic dehumanization of the African American. Plus some short history on Ota Benga.

Os contamos la peripecia vital de Ota Benga, un joven pigmeo congoleño que en 1906 fue exhibido en el zoo de Nueva York en una jaula junto con un chimpancé. Para entender la dimensión de su increíble vida, tenemos que conocer el genocidio llevado a cabo por el rey Leopoldo II de Bélgica en el Congo, las ideas racistas y de la eugenesia imperantes en las élites científicas estadounidenses y el horror de tantas personas que fueron exhibidos en zoológicos humanos para el engrandecimiento del imperialismo y de la sociedad moderna. Después en la linterna mágica hablamos, junto con Aníbal Martínez, de la película de Robert Altman, "Buffalo Bill y los indios". Una película muy interesante y poco conocida, que nos permitirá, además de hablar de cine, adentrarnos en la figura histórica de Buffalo Bill y del nacimiento del Show Business americano.

Michael Imhotep host of The African History Network Show on 8-2-20 on 910 AM Superstation WFDF Detroit welcomed Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries to discuss Bill Clinton's comments regarding Kwame Toure (Stokely Carmichael) at John Lewis's funeral, SNCC, Black Power, Civil Rights History, etc..; Lebron James and team mates take a knee during the National Anthem; Ota Benga gets an apology from The Bronx Zoo; Pres. Obama talks about Voting Rights and Passing The Voting Rights Bill at John Lewis' funeral.; Coronovirus Update: U.S. Single Day death toll surpasses 1,000 for 6 days as infection rate increases, still NO National Plan from Trump.   Donate to The African History Network through Cash App @ https://cash.app/$TheAHNShow or PayPal @ TheAHNShow@gmail.com or http://www.PayPal.me/TheAHNShow or visit http://www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com and click on the yellow “Donate” button.

We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2015: Ota Benga was kidnapped from Congo in 1904 and taken to the US, where he was exhibited with monkeys. His appalling story reveals the roots of a racial prejudice that still haunts us. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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In a fit of hysteria, Nick and Muriel finally snap and actually go eat at a restaurant during the pandemic. They take precations, they sit outside, they rationalize their decisions... it's a return to form in many ways including a night ending with pizza. This episode features music by Fatal Lucciauno - if you're in the mood for some great, perhaps intense, rap you gotta stream his new album "The Revenge of Ota Benga." Recorded on July 11, 2020. ALSO GO LISTEN TO BLACK REIGN BY QUEEN LATIFAH. -- SHOW INFORMATION Connect with us! We would LOVE to hear from you. Instagram: @HellaInYourThirites Twitter: @HellaInYour30s Facebook: @HellaInYourThirties Email: HellaInYourThirties@gmail.com Leave us a message to be played on-air: (213) 222-6621 If you want to support the podcast and get some sweet bonus content check us out at: www.patreon.com/hellainyourthirties And if want to buy us a beer you can Venmo us at @hellainyourthirties or PayPal us at hellainyourthirties@gmail.com THANKS WE LOVE YOU and you're gonna get a big fat shout-out that's for sure. Looking for Hella In Your Thirties Merch? Check this out: https://www.teepublic.com/user/campfiremedia/albums/42100-hella-in-your-thirties xoxo Nick+Muriel

In this episode we tell the story of Ota Benga, an African man who was featured in a zoo exhibit in New York in 1906.

Why did racism and segregation against black Americans persist so long after the end of slavery? The answer is pretty shocking and disturbing, at least to me. Let's talk about it. In this episode:Why has racism persisted?Why I'm skeptical of "settled science" Polygenism v MonogenismDarwin enters the sceneThe Eugenics movement is bornHuman Zoos in America and the story of Ota BengaThe eugenicists who inspired HitlerHow the legacy of the scientific racism and eugenics movement still continues todayWhat are we to make of this? Sources:Documentary about Human Zoos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6Zrol5QEkScientific Racism Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_racismThe Racism of PT Barnum https://cinemacy.com/the-greatest-showman-revises-the-dark-history-of-p-t-barnum/Eugenics Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#cite_note-credoreference.com-20Planned Parenthood and the eugenics movement: https://www.liveaction.org/news/planned-parenthoods-connections-to-eugenics/Polygenism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolygenismLeanard Darwin wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_DarwinMadison Grant Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_GrantWhat America taught the Nazis: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/what-america-taught-the-nazis/540630/

In this week’s episode, we interview Pamela Newkirk, award-winning author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (2015). Her latest book, published this year, is Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business. This […]

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What does it mean to be media-savvy? What is the truth in a post-factual era -- and who defines it? How can we achieve basic media literacy in an age when telling lies has become a method to undermine our faith in facts? What constitutes productive criticism and healthy skepticism of the press and what is an unfounded attack? I spoke with Pamela Newkirk about ways of maintaining the right kind of skepticism toward the media in an age when the independent press is under constant attack. Pamela Newkirk is a widely published journalist and scholar who holds an appointment as Professor in the Department of Journalism at New York University. Most recently her award-winning book Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga examines how pernicious racial attitudes contributed to the 1906 exhibition of a young Congolese man in the Bronx Zoo monkey house.Her articles on media, race and African American art and culture have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation and Artnews.

Within this episode we take a brief look of each stage of Ota Benga journey: through the human zoo system. Whilst focusing on the individuals he encountered and their ideologies. SUBSCRIBE!! insta: @Foreignconcept.pod

Í þættinum er fjallað um kongóskan karlmann, Ota Benga, sem var hafður til sýnis með öpum í dýragarðinum í Bronx í New York við upphaf tuttugustu aldar.

Í þættinum er fjallað um kongóskan karlmann, Ota Benga, sem var hafður til sýnis með öpum í dýragarðinum í Bronx í New York við upphaf tuttugustu aldar.

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In September 1906, the Bronx Zoo unveiled its latest exhibit--a Congolese man named Ota Benga. His cage was right next to the orangutans in the monkey house. This was the brain child of the "civilized" people who proclaimed to be great masters of science, but in reality showed the darkest sides of themselves. Listen to Strange Country Episode 37 as it explores this sad, sordid tale. Cite your sources (it makes you look smart): “African Pygmy's Fate Is Still Undecided.” The New York Times, 18 Sept. 1906, pp. 9–9, www.nytimes.com/1906/09/18/archives/african-pygmys-fate-is-still-undecided-director-hornaday-of-the.html. “Bushman Shares a Cage with Bronx Park Apes: Some Laugh Over His Antics, but Many Are Not Pleased. .” The New York Times, 9 Sept. 1906, pp. 17–17, timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/09/09/101796670.html?action=click&contentCollection=Archives&module=ArticleEndCTA®ion=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=17. “The Hidden Holocaust.” The Guardian, 12 May 1999, www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/may/13/features11.g22. Keller, Mitch. “The Scandal at the Zoo.” The New York Times, 6 Aug. 2006, www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/nyregion/thecity/06zoo.html. “King Leopold II of Belgium Takes the Congo | History Channel on Foxtel.” History Channel, 9 June 2017, www.historychannel.com.au/articles/king-leopold-ii-of-belgium-takes-the-congo/. “Man and Monkey Show Disapproved by Clergy.” The New York Times, 10 Sept. 1906, pp. 1–2, www.nytimes.com/1906/09/10/archives/man-and-monkey-show-disapproved-by-clergy-the-rev-dr-macarthur.html. Newkirk, Pamela. “The Man Who Was Caged in Zoo.” The Guardian, 3 June 2015, www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/03/the-man-who-was-caged-in-a-zoo. Newkirk, Pamela. Spectacle: the Astonishing Life of Ota Benga. Amistad, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016. “Ota Benga, Pygmy, Tired of America.” The New York Times, 16 July 1916, p. 12, www.nytimes.com/1916/07/16/archives/ota-benga-pygmy-tired-of-america-the-strange-little-african-finally.html. Parkinson, Justin. “The Significance of Sarah Baartman.” BBC News, 7 Jan. 2016, www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987. “Send Him Back to the Woods.” The New York Times, 11 Sept. 1906, www.nytimes.com/1906/09/11/archives/topics-of-the-times.html.

The Bronx Zoo unveiled a controversial exhibit in 1906 -- a Congolese man in a cage in the primate house. The display attracted jeering crowds to the park, but for the man himself it was only the latest in a string of indignities. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll review the sad tale of Ota Benga and his life in early 20th-century America. We'll also delve into fugue states and puzzle over a second interstate speeder. Intro: Finnegans Wake contains nine thunderclaps of precisely the same length. In 1928 a British steamer seemed to receive an SOS from a perfectly sound ship. Sources for our feature on Ota Benga: Pamela Newkirk, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, 2015. Phillips Verner Bradford and Harvey Blume, Ota: The Pygmy in the Zoo, 1992. Pascal Blanchard, et al., eds., Human Zoos: Science and Spectacle in the Age of Colonial Empires, 2008. Pascal Blanchard, Gilles Boëtsch, and Nanette Jacomijn Snoep, eds., Human Zoos: The Invention of the Savage, 2011. Rikke Andreassen, Human Exhibitions, 2016. Karen Sotiropoulos, "'Town of God': Ota Benga, the Batetela Boys, and the Promise of Black America," Journal of World History 26:1 (March 2015), 41-76. Sarah Zielinski, "The Tragic Tale of the Pygmy in the Zoo," Smithsonian, Dec. 2, 2008. Pamela Newkirk, "Bigotry on Display," Chronicle of Higher Education, May 26, 2015. Geoffrey C. Ward, "The Man in the Zoo," American Heritage 43:6 (October 1992), 12. Paul Raffaele, "The Pygmies' Plight," Smithsonian 39:9 (December 2008), 70-77. Pamela Newkirk, "The Man Who Was Caged in a Zoo," Guardian, June 3, 2015. "A Fresh Lens on the Notorious Episode of Ota Benga," New York Times, May 29, 2015. Pamela Newkirk, "When the Bronx Zoo Exhibited a Man in an Iron Cage," CNN, June 3, 2015. Michael Coard, "Ota Benga, an African, Caged in a U.S. Zoo," Philadelphia Tribune, March 19, 2016. Mitch Keller, "The Scandal at the Zoo," New York Times, Aug. 6, 2006. "Looking Back at the Strange Case of Ota Benga," News & Notes, National Public Radio, Oct. 9, 2006. Ann Hornaday, "A Critical Connection to the Curious Case of Ota Benga," Washington Post, Jan. 3, 2009. Eileen Reynolds, "Ota Benga, Captive: The Man the Bronx Zoo Kept in a Cage," NYU, Aug. 7, 2015. Samuel P. Verner, "The Story of Ota Benga, the Pygmy," Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 19:4 (July 1916), 1377-1379. "The True Story of Ota Benga," Scrap Book 3:1 (March 1907), 61. "Pygmy Ota and His Pet Chimpanzee," McCook [Neb.] Tribune, Oct. 5, 1906, 8. "A Northern Outrage," Lafayette [La.] Advertiser, Oct. 10, 1906, 2. Harper Barnes, "The Pygmies in the Park," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct. 4, 1992, 1C. Listener mail: Wikipedia, "Fugue State" (accessed Jan. 25, 2018). "Dissociative Amnesia," Merck Manual (accessed Jan. 25, 2018). Steve Bressert, "Dissociative Fugue Symptoms," PsychCentral (accessed Jan. 25, 2018). Steve Bressert, "Dissociative Amnesia Symptoms," PsychCentral (accessed Jan. 25, 2018). Bill Donahue, "Fixing Diane's Brain," Runner's World 56:2 (February 2011), 56. Neel Burton, "Dissociative Fugue: The Mystery of Agatha Christie," Psychology Today, March 17, 2012. Stefania de Vito and Sergio Della Sala, "Was Agatha Christie's Mysterious Amnesia Real or Revenge on Her Cheating Spouse?", Scientific American, Aug. 2, 2017. Vanessa Thorpe, "Christie's Most Famous Mystery Solved at Last," Guardian, Oct. 14, 2006. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Martin Bentley. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

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In 1906, an African native known as Ota Benga was displayed in a cage in the monkey house at the Bronx Zoo. Thousands came to view the sensational exhibit. They shouted, pointed fingers, and laughed at the man, who stood 4 feet 11 inches in height and weighed 103 pounds. A sign outside the cage described him as an African Pygmy from the Congo Free State, and announced that he would be exhibited each afternoon during September. An orangutan shared the space with Benga, at times perching on his shoulder. The cage was littered with bones to suggest cannibalism, even though Benga was not a cannibal.

Episode 8 – R.I.P. Harambe In this episode, Mike introduces us to Ota Benga, Geoff memorializes war animals, and Dave lists nature’s chronic masturbaters. WARNING: This episode contains explicit language and may induce spontaneous pregnancy. BONUS! – One of our listener questions was accompanied by a video. You. Have. To. See. This! Check out the … Continue reading Episode 8 – R.I.P. Harambe → The post Episode 8 – R.I.P. Harambe appeared first on Pet Shop Confidential.

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 4th study session on Harriet A. Washington's remarkable text, Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To Present. Washington's historic work uncovers hundreds of years of deliberate pillaging of black bodies under the guise of "science." Washington's research should change how black people interrogate the scientific breakthroughs of whitefolks - like the "crispr" gene editing technology and DNA tracing websites that hoard genetic material. Last week's session investigated the tradition of showcasing the suffering and molestation of black people for Racist throngs. Washington includes the public degradations of Ota Benga, Joice Heth and Saartjie Baartman to contextualize how black misery became entertainment for Whites. Medical butchers continued this tradition, surgically mutilating black bodies in front of audiences with complete disregard for the suffering or humanity of the black person being molested. Medical Apartheid should be mandatory reading for attempted counter-racists and all black people. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS -http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds examine the human zoos and the life of one African man. SOURCESTOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Playboy magazine’s decision to stop publishing nude photos, the strength and stability of the nation’s political parties, and the whitening of American cities.  Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: Many commentators attributed Playboy’s decision to stop publishing nude photos as the inevitable result for a print magazine caught in a culture awash in Internet pornography. Neil pointed out that in addition to its famous centerfolds, the magazine has a long history of publishing serious articles, including interviews with leading cultural and political figures like, Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jimmy Carter.There’s been lots of talk about the brokenness of the Republican Party, but others are beginning to suggest the Democrats aren’t in great shape either. Niki contended that political polarization and party hostility have contributed to the instability of the parties.The Washington Post recently reported that the white population is growing in 45 of the nation’s 50 biggest cities. Neil argued it wasn’t right to see this development as the “reversal of white flight.” (For an excellent history of “white flight,” see Kevin Kruse’s 2005 study of Atlanta.) Natalia suggested that Thomas Frank’s book, The Conquest of Cool, provided a useful way to think about why cities have become so attractive to white professionals again. In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia discussed the New York Times article, “The Lonely Death of George Bell.” Natalia contrasted the detached manner with which readers have seemed to respond to this story of an old man’s isolated death as compared to the outrage Americans felt about reports in 1964 that Kitty Genovese had been stabbed to death over several hours while her neighbors did nothing. (See the New York Times’ original article about Genovese’s murder here.)Neil commented on the controversy regarding Mark Juergensmeyer’s decision to boycott a conference at Brigham Young University in protest of the school’s policy of expelling LDS students who lose their Mormon faith or convert to another religion. Juergensmeyer had been alerted to this policy by the student group Free BYU which is pressuring the university to reverse its policy.Niki recommended Pamela Newkirk’s book, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, which tells the story of the Congolese man put on display in a monkey cage at the New York Zoological Gardens in 1906. 

On today’s show, award-winning journalist Pamela Newkirk talks about her new book, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (Amistad/HarperCollins, June 2015). Ota Benga was a young man from the Congo, kidnapped and put on display at the St. Louis World’s Fair and the Bronx Zoo at the dawn of the 20th century. Newkirk explores…

Pamela Newkirk joins Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to discuss her new book "Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga," which tells the true story of a young man from the Congo who was captured and placed on display at The Bronx Zoo in the early 20th century.

Meine Stimme macht heute Urlaub. Dankenswerterweise hat sich Travis J. Dow an meiner statt ins geheime Kabinett begeben und erzählt die traurig-skurrile Geschichte von Ota Benga, dem kongolesischen Pygmäen, der Anfang des 20. Jh. im Bronx Zoo im Affenhaus "ausgestellt" wurde. Travis übersetzt nicht nur zu meiner großen Freude das Geheime Kabinett ins Englische, sondern hat darüberhinaus eine Vielzahl großartiger eigener Podcasts (History of Alchemy Podcast , Geschichte der Deutschen Podcast auf Englisch und Deutsch, The Bohemican Podcast und und und - check it out!)

New York City's most exotic residents inhabit hundreds of leafy acres in the Bronx at the once-named New York Zoological Park. Sculpted out of the former DeLancey family estate and tucked next to the Bronx River, the Bronx Zoo houses hundreds of different species from across the globe, many endangered and quite foreign to most American zoos. The well meaning attempts of its founders, however, have sometimes been mired in controversy. The highlight of the show -- and the institution's lowest moment -- is the sad tale of Ota Benga, the pygmy once put on display at the zoo in 1906! ALSO: We take you on a tour of the zoo grounds, unfurling over 110 years of historical trivia, from the ancient Rocking Stone to the tale of Gunda, the Indian elephant who may also have been a poet. www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show.