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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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The first Abyssinian delegation made their visit to the U.S in July of 1919. How were they received? Broadly how were heads of states of color received in the United States?

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How did pink become a 'feminine' color in the West?

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Why did JFK sit so long on the issue of race and what was happening in Birmingham in 1963?

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Why did Ōkawa slap Hideki Tojo's head during the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal?

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Was there ever a federal investigation into the ethics and decisions made by Jim Crow judges after the Civil Rights movement?

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Was there a Black American version of The Gibson Girl?

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There is a common stereotype that many black Americans do not know how to swim. Does this come from the limited access to swimming pools in urban areas?

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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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When did athleticism become the predominant means to rise out from poverty within the African-American community?

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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?	9
The first Abyssinian delegation made their visit to the U.S in July of 1919. How were they received? Broadly how were heads of states of color received in the United States?	9
How did pink become a 'feminine' color in the West?	9
Why did JFK sit so long on the issue of race and what was happening in Birmingham in 1963?	9
Why did Ōkawa slap Hideki Tojo's head during the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal?	9
Was there ever a federal investigation into the ethics and decisions made by Jim Crow judges after the Civil Rights movement?	9
Was there a Black American version of The Gibson Girl?	9
There is a common stereotype that many black Americans do not know how to swim. Does this come from the limited access to swimming pools in urban areas?	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
When did athleticism become the predominant means to rise out from poverty within the African-American community?	8