A World's Fair movie night: "The Human Zoo: Science's Dirty Secret
In July 2009 a London Production Team came to St. Louis to make a documentary about the young science of
anthropology and World’s Fairs.They met
with the 1904 WF Society and filmed various locations around St. Louis.This documentary focuses on the life of Ota
Benga, an African pygmy who was at the Fair, and how 1904 “civilized” society
affected his life.It also describes prevailing
cultural attitudes and poses some interesting and unusual theories about racism
in the early 20th century.
Date:
Tuesday, September 7 th 2010
Time:
7:00 p.m.
Location
St. Louis County Library Headquarters, on Lindbergh, just south of Highway 40.
