Little is known about Ota Benga’s early life. He was born amidst the unspeakable ... he took pleasure in teaching local boys to hunt and fish. Benga later worked in a Lynchburg tobacco factory ...

Being unable to return home, he later took his life in 1916 ... and more to celebrate the life of Ota Benga, his story reaching far corners of the world. “He’s important because of being ...