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Colonial "Völkerschauen" in Germany: human zoo

2021-04-13T09:17:21.713Z


At the end of the 19th century, it was popular to exhibit people from distant lands like animals. Contemporary documents show how they fared - and what the audience thought about the supposed "savages".


Be amazed: At "Völkerschauen" people had to be viewed in enclosures (illustration)

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Frank Höhne / SPIEGEL history

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