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It's the middle of the night and the Ku Klux Klan has just arrived at my house and looking to do harm. I have right to bear arms and a right to self-defense, so I start blastin'. Do I have any type of protection under the law in the Jim Crow South? Am I arrested the following morning?

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In June 1944, North Africa had been won, the U.S. was in Italy, and Russia was deep into Poland. Why was D-Day so important?

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I'm a black man working on the transcontinental railroad. Where is it safe for me to spend my money? Can I visit the same saloons as white men?

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Where does most of our imagery and lore of the devil come from? I heard Dante's Inferno and Paradise lost play a huge role. Is that true?

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Was Castro’s alignment with the Soviet Union more out of necessity after the Cuban Revolution or due to similar political ideology?

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Why did Southerners pose for lynching photos? Wouldn't that incriminate them in the murder?

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I'm a black soldier in the U.S. army stationed in Britain during WW2. How am I treated by the locals?

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Were franchise opportunities given to Black people in the South prior to the Civil Rights Movement? Let's say I wanted to own a Texico gas station. Would it have been difficult to start one?

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Prior to the Civil Rights Acts, where would black people be seated on flights?

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If an Asian-American went to a diner in the Jim Crow South, where would they be seated?

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It's the middle of the night and the Ku Klux Klan has just arrived at my house and looking to do harm. I have right to bear arms and a right to self-defense, so I start blastin'. Do I have any type of protection under the law in the Jim Crow South? Am I arrested the following morning?	299
In June 1944, North Africa had been won, the U.S. was in Italy, and Russia was deep into Poland. Why was D-Day so important?	290
I'm a black man working on the transcontinental railroad. Where is it safe for me to spend my money? Can I visit the same saloons as white men?	260
Where does most of our imagery and lore of the devil come from? I heard Dante's Inferno and Paradise lost play a huge role. Is that true?	255
Was Castro’s alignment with the Soviet Union more out of necessity after the Cuban Revolution or due to similar political ideology?	245
Why did Southerners pose for lynching photos? Wouldn't that incriminate them in the murder?	229
I'm a black soldier in the U.S. army stationed in Britain during WW2. How am I treated by the locals?	226
Were franchise opportunities given to Black people in the South prior to the Civil Rights Movement? Let's say I wanted to own a Texico gas station. Would it have been difficult to start one?	220
Prior to the Civil Rights Acts, where would black people be seated on flights?	213
If an Asian-American went to a diner in the Jim Crow South, where would they be seated?	203