Template:Did you know nominations/Howard Colored Orphan Asylum

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:04, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Howard Colored Orphan Asylum

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... that the pygmy Ota Benga was moved to the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum after people objected to him being shown in the Bronx Zoo? Source: NY Times 1906
- ALT1:... that the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum, named after a white military general, was one of a few orphanages led by and for African Americans? Source: Charity in Travail: Two Orphan Asylums for Blacks

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pan Handian

Moved to mainspace by 9H48F (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 17:54, 7 November 2019 (UTC).

New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. Both hooks are verified and hook refs cited inline; I think ALT1 is worded a little better, though ALT0 is also interesting. Images in article are freely licensed. QPQ done. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 15:06, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

FWIW, I think ALT0 is by far a much more interesting hook. I've seen human zoos depicted in science fiction, but it never occurred to me that humans were ever actually exhibited at a zoo in real life. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 22:59, 11 November 2019 (UTC)