A Hottentot woman known as Saartjie Baartman was lied to — told she would become wealthy if she showed up in Europe to be exhibited in a sideshow attraction in European circuses under the name of the Hottentot Venus. What was of interest to her viewers was…
ETA: Additional research on my part shows that “Hottentot” is an offensive term, and the proper name to use for Saartjie...
But remember children, the past has NO affect on the present. None at all.