I just found out about human zoos, another example of how people place so little value on others different than they. How sad to have this in our history.
Native Americans from Labrador, Canada, sit in a special Human Zoo in Germany in 1880. Human Zoos existed in Europe and the US throughout the late 1800s, with kidnapped people from around the world told to live normally in forced enclosures for paid patrons to watch. It is believed some 35,000 people were forced into these zoos, usually tricked under false pretenses, and they were big business. For example, the 1889 World Fair, which had 28 million people attend, displayed 400 indigenous people from around the world as one of its key major attractions.
Trapped in a Human Zoo: Human Zoos: A Shocking History of Shame and Exploitation
Many of these captives died within a year of being on display. Have you guys ever heard of these zoos?
Native Americans from Labrador, Canada, sit in a special Human Zoo in Germany in 1880. Human Zoos existed in Europe and the US throughout the late 1800s, with kidnapped people from around the world told to live normally in forced enclosures for paid patrons to watch. It is believed some 35,000 people were forced into these zoos, usually tricked under false pretenses, and they were big business. For example, the 1889 World Fair, which had 28 million people attend, displayed 400 indigenous people from around the world as one of its key major attractions.
Trapped in a Human Zoo: Human Zoos: A Shocking History of Shame and Exploitation
Many of these captives died within a year of being on display. Have you guys ever heard of these zoos?