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SYMHC Classics: The Verreaux Brothers

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Story of El Negro, a Taxidermi Human Being

This taxidermi human being was on display until the late 19 nineties. He was a symbol of racism lingering from the turn of the century, when blacks were paraded as freaks in the vaudeville shows and natural history museums of europe and america. The spanish government and the organization of african unity really worked in collaboration to convince the dartar museum to finally let el negro go home. And so they did give in to this request, and the body was finally released.

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