St. Louis Plaque Marks Site of 1904 World's Fair Filipino 'Human Zoo'

Janna Langholz, 36, (left) and Mary Talusan Lacanlale, a descendant of Capt. Pedro B. Navarro, the first Filipino conductor of the Philippine Constabulary Band, at the historical plaque marking the site of the Philippine Village at the 1904 World’s Fair on Friday in Clayton (Source: stlpr.org).

A new historical plaque in Clayton, Missouri, will now mark the site of the misguided Philippine Village during the 1904 World’s Fair, where a "human zoo" displayed nearly 1,200 Filipino and Indigenous people for fair visitors (See NPR for story).