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Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga

Pamela Newkirk
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Photo: Pamela Newkirk in a scene from Human Zoos.

Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Read More ›
Pamela Newkirk
Pamela Newkirk
Photo: Pamela Newkirk in a scene from Human Zoos.

Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Read More ›
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YouTube Premiere of Award-Winning Film Exposes Human Zoos, Scientific Racism

“Science is a wonderful thing, but human zoos, scientific racism, and eugenics were shocking betrayals of science.” Read More ›

Register Now for May 8 Seattle Premiere of “Mesmerizing,” “Racially Charged” Human Zoos

What could be more wholesome or innocent than a visit to the zoo? You may ask that now, but it was a quite a different state of affairs a century ago. Read More ›
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Human Zoos to Premiere in South Africa and Seattle

Anyone interested in the grim history of Social Darwinism in America, or debates over scientific racism and the sanctity of human life, will want to see this documentary. Read More ›
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New Documentary, Human Zoos, Will Get Public Premiere, November 11 at Oregon Film Festival

John West explores the legacy of pseudo-scientific racism that has trailed Darwinian theory from its inception down to today, with the emergence of the alt-right. Read More ›

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