A Filipina girl and her mother tied to a post to be displayed like animals to white racists, who throw food at them and mock them, in a human zoo in New York, USA. (1906) (thelemmy.club)

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This is the true history of the West, the one that teaches lessons in civilization.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/DaniMayakovski/status/2044696568381514041#m

and

https://vocal.media/education/story-behind-the-human-zoos

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[-] deathtoreddit@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

marg bar Amrikkka.

And to think there was even a human zoo in Belgium (home of Leopold) in 1958 and moreso....

marg bar Gharb really

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

And in London

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