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[META] Calling all artsy/crafty people! Help us come up with new&better Snoos and other AskHistorians artwork!

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Is it true that many American cities built highways as a way of dividing white and black neighborhoods? How was this done?

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It seems that Chien-Shiung Wu was pivotal in discovering the science behind the nuclear bomb, but she was not awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957 like her colleagues. How much did she contribute towards the Manhattan Project?

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After the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, a large-scale indentured labor system in India that was referred to as the "coolie trade" developed. How did this develop and why was it permitted? What were the lives of these workers like?

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AskHistorians Podcast 083 - The European Armoring Guilds and People 1300-1600

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So what's the deal with Christian Scientists? Why did they call themselves that, and how did they get organized?

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AskHistorians Podcast 121 -- The Education of America with EdHistory 101

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AskHistorians Podcast 122 -- Getting Down and Dirty in the American Civil War

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It is often said that the Black Death ended feudalism in Europe by driving up wages. Is this accurate? Was feudalism still an institution in most of Europe at the time of the plague?

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The Taiping Rebellion was led by someone who considered himself the younger brother of Jesus. How did it result in 20 million deaths? Were these all Christian revolutionaries?

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[META] Calling all artsy/crafty people! Help us come up with new&better Snoos and other AskHistorians artwork!	56
Is it true that many American cities built highways as a way of dividing white and black neighborhoods? How was this done?	56
It seems that Chien-Shiung Wu was pivotal in discovering the science behind the nuclear bomb, but she was not awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957 like her colleagues. How much did she contribute towards the Manhattan Project?	56
After the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, a large-scale indentured labor system in India that was referred to as the "coolie trade" developed. How did this develop and why was it permitted? What were the lives of these workers like?	55
AskHistorians Podcast 083 - The European Armoring Guilds and People 1300-1600	55
So what's the deal with Christian Scientists? Why did they call themselves that, and how did they get organized?	54
AskHistorians Podcast 121 -- The Education of America with EdHistory 101	53
AskHistorians Podcast 122 -- Getting Down and Dirty in the American Civil War	52
It is often said that the Black Death ended feudalism in Europe by driving up wages. Is this accurate? Was feudalism still an institution in most of Europe at the time of the plague?	51
The Taiping Rebellion was led by someone who considered himself the younger brother of Jesus. How did it result in 20 million deaths? Were these all Christian revolutionaries?	49