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Pygmy Ota Benga and "normality" at the beginning of 20th century in USA

Publication at Faculty of Humanities |
2015

Abstract

The contribution is focused on the story of pygmy called Ota Benga. He was taken at the beginning of 20th century from Africa to America and was displayed in the Bronx Zoo then.

This story is duscussed in the context of the general thought of evolutionaty theory at that time.