"Seen But Not Heard: The Forgotten Victims of Human Exhibitions"

Disclaimer: This image is AI-generated for illustrative purposes and does not depict real people or events directly A human zoo was a type of public exhibition in which people, usually from colonized, indigenous, or non-Western societies, were displayed in a manner similar to animals in a zoo. These exhibitions were popular in Europe, the United States, and other parts of the Western world from the 19th to early 20th centuries. The following are the stories of some individuals and groups who were subjected to these exhibitions; 1. Saartjie Baartman (1789-1815) Saartjie Baartman was a Khoikhoi woman from South Africa. She wa widely known as the "Hottentot Venus." She was taken to England and later to France, where she was exhibited as a curiosity because of her body’s physical features, especially her large buttocks. Sara Baartman was born in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. After the death of her fiancé and child, she moved to Cape Town, where she worked as a servant....