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If southerners before the US Civil War felt that slaves were were "inferior" and not "the same species" why were so many slave owning mothers willing to let their slaves nurse/breastfeed their children?

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I've noticed that I have never seen Lincoln use the N-word in letters/speeches where others (Sherman comes to mind) employed it freely. Was this deliberate?

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How valuable a text is William L. Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?

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What steps aside from the obvious ones (emancipation and wheat exports) did Lincoln take to help ensure the south failed to get foreign recognition?

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How exactly did the Nazis know that someone was of Jewish descent?

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On the whole, how much stock can I put in the accuracy and objectivity of Shirer’s Rise and Fall of The Third Reich?

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Why is Phil Sheridan not as celebrated as other US Civil War generals?

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Why does Colon Powell seem to get way less flak for the Iraq/WMD debacle than others in the administration?

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In the aftermath of Israel mistakenly attacking the USS Liberty in 1967, many claims were made by both survivors and US government officials that the attack was deliberate. Has the passage of time showed that claim to be likely or even plausible?

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This may sound like a silly question but it's seriously put: why does Ulysses S. Grant's left eye appear lower than his right?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If southerners before the US Civil War felt that slaves were were "inferior" and not "the same species" why were so many slave owning mothers willing to let their slaves nurse/breastfeed their children?	2299
I've noticed that I have never seen Lincoln use the N-word in letters/speeches where others (Sherman comes to mind) employed it freely. Was this deliberate?	871
How valuable a text is William L. Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?	9
What steps aside from the obvious ones (emancipation and wheat exports) did Lincoln take to help ensure the south failed to get foreign recognition?	8
How exactly did the Nazis know that someone was of Jewish descent?	7
On the whole, how much stock can I put in the accuracy and objectivity of Shirer’s Rise and Fall of The Third Reich?	4
Why is Phil Sheridan not as celebrated as other US Civil War generals?	2
Why does Colon Powell seem to get way less flak for the Iraq/WMD debacle than others in the administration?	1
In the aftermath of Israel mistakenly attacking the USS Liberty in 1967, many claims were made by both survivors and US government officials that the attack was deliberate. Has the passage of time showed that claim to be likely or even plausible?	1
This may sound like a silly question but it's seriously put: why does Ulysses S. Grant's left eye appear lower than his right?	1