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May 10, 2026 inhistory

A family from the Kawésqar indigenous people of South America. They were sent to the Paris World’s Fair as exhibits in a “Human Zoo.” They were forced to live in cages and made to eat raw meat in front of spectators. 1889.

A family from the Kawésqar indigenous people of South America.
They were sent to the Paris World’s Fair as exhibits in a “Human Zoo.”
They were forced to live in cages and made to eat raw meat in front of spectators. 1889.

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