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Human zoos
Unveiling Belgium’s dark past: The shameful ‘Human Zoo’ of King Leopold II’s colonial era
The mistreatment of Africans in Belgium’s “human zoos” has been brought to light by a historian. In these degrading exhibits, people were treated like animals by cruel and racist handlers. Guido Gryseels, former director of the Africa Museum—where King Leopold II once opened one such exhibit—told The Sun that Belgium still needs to reckon with…
