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Did Dr Martin Luther King Jr think about having a successor?

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What was life like for Black Americans in the South a few years after the 1968 Civil Rights Bill? Was there any sudden change? How slow was desegregation for say a candy shop or gas station?

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In the Netflix movie The Outpost, an Afghan elder thought that the American soldiers were Russian. During the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, did Afghanis think the Americans were still the Russians?

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Why would the Japanese refer to Midway as A.F and not represent it as a character in Kanji, Katakana or Hiragana?

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Were there any black scientist working on the Manhattan Project?

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Broad question but were Black Americans who advocated for the Return to Africa movement aware of the mistreatment and colonial policies towards Native Liberians put in place by American-Liberians? Did they not see the irony?

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How did European countries address having a Queen in a misogynistic society?

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How was military life for the average African soldier under colonial powers?

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In the movies “Don’t Be A Menace”, “Menace II Society” and “Do The Right Thing”. There is a lot of tension between Black residents and their Asian-American grocer. Were Black-Asian relations really that poor in the 1980s and 90s?

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During the 1904 and 1932 Olympics games that took place in the United States, did America try to hide or suppress its segregationist/racist policies while the games were ongoing?

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Did Dr Martin Luther King Jr think about having a successor?	10
What was life like for Black Americans in the South a few years after the 1968 Civil Rights Bill? Was there any sudden change? How slow was desegregation for say a candy shop or gas station?	10
In the Netflix movie The Outpost, an Afghan elder thought that the American soldiers were Russian. During the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, did Afghanis think the Americans were still the Russians?	10
Why would the Japanese refer to Midway as A.F and not represent it as a character in Kanji, Katakana or Hiragana?	10
Were there any black scientist working on the Manhattan Project?	10
Broad question but were Black Americans who advocated for the Return to Africa movement aware of the mistreatment and colonial policies towards Native Liberians put in place by American-Liberians? Did they not see the irony?	10
How did European countries address having a Queen in a misogynistic society?	9
How was military life for the average African soldier under colonial powers?	9
In the movies “Don’t Be A Menace”, “Menace II Society” and “Do The Right Thing”. There is a lot of tension between Black residents and their Asian-American grocer. Were Black-Asian relations really that poor in the 1980s and 90s?	9
During the 1904 and 1932 Olympics games that took place in the United States, did America try to hide or suppress its segregationist/racist policies while the games were ongoing?	9