Carl Hagenbeck's Human Zoo

Some folks suggest that the "Human Zoo" which Hagenbeck is famous for, in addition to his brilliant zoological exhibit's was nothing different than a circus or wild west show, with the use of performers from different nationality's or races in the exhibitions. I really, really question whether that was his intention. In his memoirs, Carl Hagenbeck praised himself, writing, "it was my privilege to be the first in the civilized world to present these shows of different races." That statement reaks of a superiority(not unlike a 7th Day Adventist, "God loves us, but he hates you.")