New York Archives - Consciousness.co.za Magazine https://consciousness.co.za/tag/new-york/ Arts and African History Thu, 02 Apr 2015 23:30:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 13 Shameful Pictures of Europeans Placing African People in Human Zoos https://consciousness.co.za/13-shameful-pictures-of-europeans-placing-african-people-in-human-zoos/ https://consciousness.co.za/13-shameful-pictures-of-europeans-placing-african-people-in-human-zoos/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 23:00:06 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=9430 Source: Atlantablackstar.com In the late 1800s to well into the 1900s, Europeans created “human zoos” in cities like Paris; Hamburg, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Barcelona, Spain; London; Milan; Warsaw, Poland; St Louis; and New York City. These were popular human exhibits where whites went to watch Black people who were on display. The Black people were usually forced to live behind gates [...]

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