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Even though Disney World opened in 1971, during its design, how did it plan to deal with segregation? And after Jim Crow laws were struct down, were there still issues with guests and integration?

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In 1906 was Japan seriously considering adopting Islam as its national religion?

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I'm an average Joe living in the Soviet Union. I get sick. What was healthcare like under Stalin, Khrushchev, and Brezhnev?

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Was there a Black middle class in Britain during the 19th and early 20th century?

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I'm a 20 year old living in the crowded and polluted streets of London in the 1800s. There's filth and disease everywhere! Why do I choose to stay here? Why don't I move to the countryside and find work as a farmhand or maid? Surely it's better than London!?

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What killed the Back to Africa movement of the late 19th and early 20th century and gave rise to integration movement?

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Would it be correct to say that Liberia was colonized by Black Americans? Or at the very least a caste system was put in place?

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Why does Mexico have a relatively low population of people of African descent despite being sandwiched between countries with larger populations?

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How did IBM lose the personal PC war in the 80s and early 90s? What were some of their major failures?

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How did Americans rationalize segregation after coming home from WW2 and the horrors of racial policies?

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Even though Disney World opened in 1971, during its design, how did it plan to deal with segregation? And after Jim Crow laws were struct down, were there still issues with guests and integration?	162
In 1906 was Japan seriously considering adopting Islam as its national religion?	160
I'm an average Joe living in the Soviet Union. I get sick. What was healthcare like under Stalin, Khrushchev, and Brezhnev?	153
Was there a Black middle class in Britain during the 19th and early 20th century?	149
I'm a 20 year old living in the crowded and polluted streets of London in the 1800s. There's filth and disease everywhere! Why do I choose to stay here? Why don't I move to the countryside and find work as a farmhand or maid? Surely it's better than London!?	148
What killed the Back to Africa movement of the late 19th and early 20th century and gave rise to integration movement?	144
Would it be correct to say that Liberia was colonized by Black Americans? Or at the very least a caste system was put in place?	143
Why does Mexico have a relatively low population of people of African descent despite being sandwiched between countries with larger populations?	143
How did IBM lose the personal PC war in the 80s and early 90s? What were some of their major failures?	142
How did Americans rationalize segregation after coming home from WW2 and the horrors of racial policies?	136