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The police who would spray water on the black people and protestors during the 60s, are their views different today? We see interviews with WWII vets and Korean vets about how their views have changed but rarely (or never) about the cops during the 60s.

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Have American accents changed over the past 60 years? Watching old movies and the people talk very differently.

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How prevalent was the Mid-Atlantic accent in the 40s-60s? Or did people only speak like that only in the movies?

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Between 500-1500AD, where there people who voluntarily immigrated to Africa?

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How do historians know what accents were like before voice recordings existed? And how often would a dialect or accent of a certain region change?

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How is it decided when a war is won or lost and what happens to the army of the losing side?

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How accurate is LA Noire's depiction of 1940's LA?

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Were blacks expected to go to school, even if segregated, during those times? How successful were blacks back then (20s-70s)?

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Why was segregation in the South the most talked about? Did it exist in the North?

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In some point in history (U.S.) did women speak in a "sweet voice" in the office?

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The police who would spray water on the black people and protestors during the 60s, are their views different today? We see interviews with WWII vets and Korean vets about how their views have changed but rarely (or never) about the cops during the 60s.	1163
Have American accents changed over the past 60 years? Watching old movies and the people talk very differently.	536
How prevalent was the Mid-Atlantic accent in the 40s-60s? Or did people only speak like that only in the movies?	46
Between 500-1500AD, where there people who voluntarily immigrated to Africa?	11
How do historians know what accents were like before voice recordings existed? And how often would a dialect or accent of a certain region change?	10
How is it decided when a war is won or lost and what happens to the army of the losing side?	9
How accurate is LA Noire's depiction of 1940's LA?	6
Were blacks expected to go to school, even if segregated, during those times? How successful were blacks back then (20s-70s)?	3
Why was segregation in the South the most talked about? Did it exist in the North?	3
In some point in history (U.S.) did women speak in a "sweet voice" in the office?	2