#23 Ota Benga, a Congolese man exhibited in the New York’s Bronx Zoo in 1906, was shockingly described as a ‘missing link’ of evolution. Over 40,000 people came to see him every day and was often subject to mocking from the crowd.

Ota Benga, a Congolese man exhibited in the New York’s Bronx Zoo in 1906, was shockingly described as a ‘missing link’ of evolution. Over 40,000 people came to see him every day and was often subject to mocking from the crowd.

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#23 Ota Benga, a Congolese man exhibited in the New York’s Bronx Zoo in 1906, was shockingly described as a ‘missing link’ of evolution. Over 40,000 people came to see him every day and was often subject to mocking from the crowd.

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