About this episode
This episode discusses the life of Abraham Ulrikab, who was part of a human zoo in Europe in 1880 and documented his experiences in a diary.
Abraham Ulrikab could speak three languages, played the violin, was a natural leader and could read and write. Despite this, he was expected to act like a stereotype as part of a human zoo in Europe in 1880. Among the thousands of people put into human zoos to be gawked at, Abraham was one of the few to keep a diary of his experience. ORDER MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/canadas-main-street/ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx Tiktok…
People in this episode
Host: Craig Baird
Topics covered
- human zoos
- diary
- Abraham Ulrikab
- cultural history
- 19th century
- European history
Keywords
- Abraham Ulrikab
- human zoo
- diary
- 19th century
- cultural history
- European history
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