Back then African people were basically considered evolved apes but definitely not humans, at least not the same concept used for Europeans. They were even kept

Back then African people were basically considered evolved apes but definitely not humans, at least not the same concept used for Europeans. They were even kept in zoos in Europe[1]. The USA also extensively used eugenics[2] to try to purify the race, which was a huge inspiration for the Nazis and their "final solution". Social Darwinism[3] at its best. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_zoo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_zoo [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics_in_the_United_States [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Darwinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Darwinism