Eugen Sandow was the posterboy of physical culture: his 1904 visit to South Africa reinforced racist ideas
Eugen Sandow was the posterboy of physical culture: his 1904 visit to South Africa reinforced racist ideas: Eugen Sandow stopped in South Africa on a world tour. Wellcome Collection/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Eugen Sandow was an internationally famous strongman. The German-born British showman (1867-1925) toured the world challenging other strongmen and staging displays of strength. …