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A fact from Howard Colored Orphan Asylum appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 December 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that pygmy Ota Benga was moved to the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum after people objected to him being shown in the Bronx Zoo?

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

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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

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]