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In the song, 'Good 'Ol Rebel,' the speaker says he "hates the Constitution" and "hates the Declaration of Independence" Did any Confederates actually reject the American experiment outright?

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Would there have been any recourse against a wealthy Roman sadist who tortured and killed his slaves for fun?

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How prevalent were relationships between black slaves and white women in the antebellum south? NSFW

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How were American Indian (and mixed white-Indian) people treated in the Antebellum south? 1830s - 1860s especially

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What is the first heroic/positive depiction of Spartacus and the slave revolt he led?

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Why did Christendom end up condemning suicide so harshly compared to pre-Christian pagan Greece and Rome?

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Is the idea of a dragon having a singular "weak spot" present in old European myths and folktales?

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There's a metal song about the Battle of Gettysburg with the line "in Washington D.C, Lincoln feels the earth shake." Was it actually possible to hear/feel the cannon at Gettysburg as far away as Washington?

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Did the relatively small size of the Jewish population in Germany (as opposed to places like Russia and Poland) contribute to the special virulence of Nazi antisemitism?

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What are some good books to read about daily life in the US during the 1950s?

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In the song, 'Good 'Ol Rebel,' the speaker says he "hates the Constitution" and "hates the Declaration of Independence" Did any Confederates actually reject the American experiment outright?	138
Would there have been any recourse against a wealthy Roman sadist who tortured and killed his slaves for fun?	58
How prevalent were relationships between black slaves and white women in the antebellum south? NSFW	30
How were American Indian (and mixed white-Indian) people treated in the Antebellum south? 1830s - 1860s especially	25
What is the first heroic/positive depiction of Spartacus and the slave revolt he led?	18
Why did Christendom end up condemning suicide so harshly compared to pre-Christian pagan Greece and Rome?	17
Is the idea of a dragon having a singular "weak spot" present in old European myths and folktales?	11
There's a metal song about the Battle of Gettysburg with the line "in Washington D.C, Lincoln feels the earth shake." Was it actually possible to hear/feel the cannon at Gettysburg as far away as Washington?	7
Did the relatively small size of the Jewish population in Germany (as opposed to places like Russia and Poland) contribute to the special virulence of Nazi antisemitism?	4
What are some good books to read about daily life in the US during the 1950s?	4