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Antwerp's 'human zoo': Belgium confronts shame of colonial past
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Antwerp's 'human zoo': Belgium confronts shame of colonial past

August 22, 2026

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In 1894, Antwerp's World's Fair featured a Congo Pavilion where over 100 Congolese people were forcibly exhibited. Seven Congolese men died of disease during the exhibition. The episode remains a dark chapter in Belgium's colonial history. A monument to the victims was unveiled this year.

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