/r/askhistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
In the series "Game of Thrones", a man who suffers from dwarfism becomes pivotal to the plot and finds himself rising to the highest position in the royal court. Are there any examples of people who suffer from dwarfism being taken seriously and given real power in Medieval Europe?	470	Try_Another_NO
1915 blockbuster "The Birth of a Nation" infamously uses white actors in blackface to portray black characters. However, minor black characters/extras are portrayed by actual black actors. How did these performers feel about working on the film at the time? Did their views change in later years?	470	124876720
How did the Kowloon Walled City come to exist? Why did the British and Chinese agree to remove it?	470	Canadairy
Was there any sort of generalized smoking etiquette in the US when cigarettes were (sort of) universally smoked? When was it OK to smoke and when was it not? Were you looked down upon for holding your cigarette a certain way?	470	TheEarthShallTremble
When the Pilgrims first arrived in Massachusetts in 1620, they dug up a grave containing a child and a man with "fine yellow hair." Do we know who they were?	470	The1Brad
Mexico was ruled by the same party, the PRI, for over 70 years since the end of the mexican civil war until the year 2000. Including the entirety of the cold war. Did that present a concern to the US at some point?	470	phi_array
When we say ancient cities were "large" what does that mean?	469	thechao
Why was Göring chosen to be first in the line of succession? Why did Hitler choose him above all the other potential candidates?	469	PrelateZeratul
What would the British Navy do with German Navy POWs once they had picked them up out of the water? We're there "prison cells" in the bottom of the ship? Or did they basically roam around the ship? Did the British take them straight back to port or finish their mission?	469	napalmjerry
In to kill a mocking bird Mayella Ewell accuses a black man of taking advantage of her. How likely would a white southerner make public such an issue at the risk of tainting her good name and destroy any future prospects of a white marriage (1933-1935)?	469	Catsdontpaytaxes

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