Slum Tourists: When Wealthy People Toured Chinatown ‘For Fun’

Ridiculous History • February 23, 2022

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It’s true — back in the day, wealthy residents of cities from London to Chicago would pay for tours of disadvantaged communities, the same way that you might take your friends to a zoo today. The communities responded, staging events meant to give the upper class an ersatz sense of authenticity. Spoiler, it was terrible.

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