Mastodawn

The "Aztec children," who were in fact Salvadoran adults with microcephaly, were exhibited in Boston at least twice: 1850 and 1862. I'm not sure who the African woman who toured with them was. Eventually the "Aztecs" joined PT Barnum's museum.

The part about visiting European royalty is, apparently, true:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximo_and_Bartola

#C19th #19thC #anthropology #elsalvador #boston #broadside #massachusetts #aztec #centralamerica #centroamerica #ushistory #humanzoos #freakshow #humanzoohistory #racism

AboutZoos Dec 13

The History of Human Zoos, from the Early 19th Century to the Interbellum

https://peertube.wtf/w/3xh8vsiH25Mpm7aWd6EPoK

The History of Human Zoos, from the Early 19th Century to the Interbellum

PeerTube

Ancient Origins Oct 11

For over a century, real people from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific were captured and exhibited in “human zoos” across Europe and America — displayed as animals for entertainment, not education.
#HumanZoos #DarkHistory #Colonialism #Racism #TrueHistory #SaartjieBaartman #Ethnology #HumanRights#Storytelling#DidYouKnow#HistoryFacts#DocumentaryShort#WeirdHistory
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/human-zoos-0011420

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Ms. Que Banh Aug 18, 2025

#HumanZoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of #Indigenous peoples were put on public display in #USA in the early decades of the twentieth century.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6Zrol5QEk

Often touted as "missing links" between man and apes, these #NativePeoples were harassed and demeaned. Their #PublicDisplay was arranged with the enthusiastic support of the most elite members of the #ScientificCommunity, and it was promoted uncritically by American's leading newspapers. This award-winning #documentary explores the heartbreaking story of what happened, shows how #AfricanAmerican ministers and other people of faith tried to push back, and reveals how some people today are still drawing on #SocialDarwinism in order to #dehumanize others. The film also explores the tragic story of #eugenics in America, the effort to breed human beings based on #Darwinian principles.

👉 For more about the movie, additional visit the film's website at https://humanzoos.org/.

#USAhistory #Colonialism #HumanCruelty #HumanRights #Racism #NativeAmericans #ColonizerEvils

Human Zoos: America's Forgotten History of Scientific Racism

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Reinhard Scherbaum Nov 16, 2024

Wie können #Humanzoos ohne Bild verstanden werden?

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niha Dec 31, 2023

@DeliaChristina #Progress? #RacialEquity? Very funny. There is still covert #racism #prejudice #bias #discrimination #hate bred in the bone of some #races against other races globally, only now its insidiously propagated in #systems, #policies, #technology etc unknown even to 'em races being bamboozled , and the insidious & covert racism is more dangerous & more deadly than the open and blatant one #humanzoos #americaseugenicsfad #holocaust #slavery etc

Deadline Oct 4, 2023

“It Was Like Early Reality TV”: Channel 4 Orders History Doc ‘Britain’s Human Zoos’ On Shocking Victorian Entertainment Practice
#BreakingNews #Documentary #TVNews #Channel4 #HumanZoos #NadifaMohamed

https://deadline.com/2023/10/channel-4-britains-human-zooshistory-doc-early-reality-tv-1235561511/

Channel 4 Orders 'Britain's Human Zoos' History Doc

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has ordered Britain’s Human Zoos, a Black History Month doc about a shocking but forgotten Victorian era entertainment practice. The doc will likely air on the UK network…

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Ryan Hite Aug 5, 2023

🌍 FUN FACT FRIDAY! 🌍 Did you know human zoos were a reality in the 19th & 20th centuries? Countries like France, Germany, USA, & Belgium displayed people in zoos? #FunFactFriday #Geography #History #HumanZoos #Education #LearnWithUs 🌍💡📚 Knowledge is power!