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The News
According to France 24, more than a hundred people from the Congo were forcibly brought to the Belgian city of Antwerp in 1894 to participate in the Congo World's Fair. Seven of them died in this "human zoo". This year, a monument was unveiled to honor the victims.
Analysis & context
Analysis & Context
Analytically, this event is part of a series of occurrences aimed at acknowledging the colonial and racist practices that European countries practiced during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These practices imposed economic and cultural dominance on colonial nations and forced indigenous populations to adapt to harsh living conditions. In a broader context, there are increasing efforts in Europe to reassess its colonial history and offer apologies and honors to victims and survivors.
