Ota Benga exhibit controversy (1906)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:racism
display of Ota Benga in zoo cage human zoos |
| gptkbp:historicalName |
early 20th century racism in America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ota Benga exhibit controversy (1906)
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:William_Hornaday
gptkb:Ota_Benga African American clergy New York public |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Bronx_Zoo
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:New_York_Globe |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:activist
African American ministers |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
history of human zoos
history of racism in the United States |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
public outcry
debate on ethics and racism removal of Ota Benga from exhibit |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Ota_Benga
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| gptkbp:supportedBy |
some zoo officials
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| gptkbp:year |
1906
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bronx_Zoo
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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