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2023-05-29 17:22:01 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Benga was kidnapped by African slave traders after the murder of his family. Samuel Verner negotiated his release, bringing him to the US for a human exhibit. After the exhibit, Benga was returned to Congo but chose to go live in the US. Here, he was hired at the zoo. https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/benga-ota-1883-1916/ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6225825

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• Benga was kidnapped by African slave traders after the murder of his family. Samuel Verner negotiated his release, bringing him to the US for a human exhibit. After the exhibit, Benga was returned to Congo but chose to go live in the US. Here, he was hired at the zoo. https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/benga-ota-1883-1916/ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6225825