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Bata LoBagola

American entertainer (1877–1947)

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Also known as Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola

Born: 1877
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Died: January 8, 1947
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1.Stated in Library of Congress AuthoritiesRetrieved 2020-02-28
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, 1947
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Baltimore
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-02-23
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Occupation: writer

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Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola (1877–1947) was an early 20th-century American impostor and entertainer who presented an exoticized identity as a native of Africa, when in reality he was born Joseph Howard Lee in Baltimore, Maryland. Despite an impoverished start in life and a lack of education, and a series of scandalous arrests related to homosexual activities, mainly involving underage individuals, LoBagola maintained a long and colorful career posing as an African "savage", during which he delivered lectures to many institutions and conducted public debates.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Archives at: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture collection: Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division · title: Bata Kindai Amgoza Ibn LoBagola papers · inventory number: Sc MG 142
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1.archives.nypl.org/scm/20729Retrieved 2024-07-23
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