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The Deaf community today is split on the use of cochlear implants. Was there similar anger and argument during the spread of hearing aid use?	2489
How did enslaved people in the U.S. find spouses/people they fell in love with? Did the enslaved population have a unique dating or courtship culture? Especially considering large plantation settings.	2242
When Japan colonized Indonesia, it forced local artists to join guilds that censored art. What was the Indonesian art market like before the invasion? What kinds of art were subject to restrictions, and how were the laws enforced? Did they have a lasting impact on Indonesian art in content or style?	321
What was comedy/humor like during and after Jesus' life?	115
How did the U.S. media portray the American Indian Movement (AIM) and its efforts in the 1960s-70s? What role did Native Americans play in shaping that portrayal (through interviews, op-eds, etc) versus it being primarily a white imposition?	70
In the aftermath of the Indian Citizenship Act (1924) and Voting Rights Act (1965), did U.S. politicians try to court the Native vote?	31
One song in Moana contains the lyrics "At night we name every star - We know where we are - We know who we are." Before religious imperialism, how did Pacific Islander peoples envision the place of humanity in the cosmos?	27
In 'Les Miserables' the book, Valjean learns to read in prison at a school run by Ignorantine brothers. How did a school for chain gang prisoners work in 1810?	11
What kind of experiences did children with disabilities have during the period when the US and Canada forced Indigenous children into boarding schools?	10
The Challenger and Chernobyl accidents happened three months apart. As technological disasters, were they connected/compared in the media at all, perhaps with a Cold War agenda?	10

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