Pen the Universal Exhibition of 1889, a particularly sinister attraction exhibited to the delighted population 400 Africans in enclosures. Published in partnership with RetroNews, the website of the National Library of France
From the 1870s, “zoological shows” featuring human beings appeared in major European capitals such as Berlin, London or Paris. In 1877, Geoffroy de Saint-Hilaire, the director of the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, organized several exhibitions for the entertainment of Parisians, notably presenting “Eskimos” and “Nubians”.
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