Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)

September 5th, 20181h 32min

Documentary, History
78%

Overview

For more than a century the great colonial powers put human beings, taken by force from their native lands, on show as entertainment, just like animals in zoos; a shameful, outrageous and savage treatment of people who were considered subhuman.


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