Colonial times were a dark period in history. It was a time when much of the western world treated people from foreign lands as less than human, even going as far as to take some of these people from their home countries and put them on display in “human zoos.”
These zoos were particularly popular during the 19th century, during a period when Europe had colonized most of the world. “Specimens” were brought to cities like London, Paris, and Berlin and put on display in enclosures or even cages, much in the way we see animals on display today.
