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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?

871 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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As requested, IAmA 911 Operator in Phoenix, Arizona. AMA.

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What effect does the moon's gravitational pull have on dry land (as compared to the tide for water)?

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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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I am a Police/Fire/EMS dispatch/911 op who was ordered in on an off day and am very bored thanks to my easy peasy assignment tonight. AMA

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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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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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
As requested, IAmA 911 Operator in Phoenix, Arizona. AMA.	319	IAmA
What effect does the moon's gravitational pull have on dry land (as compared to the tide for water)?	30	askscience
How valuable a text is William L. Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?	9	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
How exactly did the Nazis know that someone was of Jewish descent?	7	AskHistorians
I am a Police/Fire/EMS dispatch/911 op who was ordered in on an off day and am very bored thanks to my easy peasy assignment tonight. AMA	7	casualiama
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	AskHistorians
Why is Phil Sheridan not as celebrated as other US Civil War generals?	2	AskHistorians