Joe the Leopard Boy by Trav S.D.

One of many leopard boys employed by P.T. Barnum, A.E. Bishell (1869-1909), like most who bore the name, was an African American who had the condition called leucoderma, which produces a spotty, “piebald” bifucation of skin coloring. After years of employ by Barnum, he worked the dime museum scene. He reportedly died at age 40 when [...]

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