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During the Holocaust, the German SS killed thousands of people, but they used some of the inmates for forced labor. When the inmates got sick, they were sent to sick bay. Why would the Germans spend money on sick people when they planned to kill them in the end anyway?

What exactly happened during the Battle of Peleliu during WWII?

What was the true story of John Mitchell Jr, the black "Fighting Editor" of *The Richmond Planet* and how many of the stories about him fighting the Jim Crow era, such as the true story of the Richmond Trolley Boycott, are accurate?

Why is it that English town, city, and personal names are usually from a different language or completely made up, while in other languages, the town names and personal names have meaning in that language?

I'm looking for information on John Mitchell Jr, the "Fighting Editor" of the African American newspaper *The Richmond Planet* during the Jim Crow era, from the 1880s-1920s. He carried two revolvers on his hip due to the death threats he would receive, and organized the Richmond Trolley Boycott.

General Patton was killed via a motor vehicle accident shortly after the end of WWII. Some people seem to be convinced that it was an intentional assassination, and some people seem to be convinced that it wasn't. With more modern historical knowledge, is there any more light on this subject?

Why did the Spanish use the native people of South America as slave labor while the British didnt use the North American indians as slaves?

What was the true story of John Mitchell Jr, the black "Fighting Editor" of The Richmond Planet and how many of the stories about him fighting the Jim Crow era, such as the true story of the Richmond Trolley Boycott, are accurate?

I'm looking for information on John Mitchell Jr, the "Fighting Editor" of the African American newspaper The Richmond Planet during the Jim Crow era, from the 1880s-1920s. He carried two revolvers on his hip due to the death threats he would receive, and organized the Richmond Trolley Boycott.