In 1894, during the World's Fair in Antwerp, Belgium shipped 144 Congolese people to be exhibited in the Congo Pavilion in the heart of the city. In this "human zoo," seven Congolese ultimately died of disease. Today, this terrible story still haunts Belgium as one of the darkest chapters of its colonial history.
In 1894, during the World's Fair in Antwerp, Belgium shipped 144 Congolese people to be exhibited in the Congo Pavilion in the heart of the city. In this "human zoo," seven Congolese ultimately died of disease. Today, this terrible story still haunts Belgium as one of the darkest chapters of its colonial history.