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What were crime rates like in the black community during the civil rights movement?

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After Nigeria gained its independence, why didn't it fracture back into its respective ethnic/tribal borders? Considering the territory of Nigeria was relatively new prior to independence.

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Lincoln was a captain in the black hawk war. Did he have any military training, or did the army just promote him?

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Who decided what books were to be added/rejected in the bible? Was this over time?

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My father served as a Marine during Vietnam. He told me that he would often see Confederate flags and Klan regalia. How much of a Klan presence was there in Vietnam?

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How did the crips and bloods started fighting?

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What type of alcohol if any would enslaved people drink in the US South?

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I’m a Soviet officer on the Eastern front. I give my men an order but the political commissar doesn’t like it. Who do my men ultimately listen to?

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Because Nazi Germany and Japan were allied, were there any Nazi influences in Japan that the Americans attempted to "de-nazify"?

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Did, and if so why did the King's court gather around the Kings marital bed during consummation?

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What were crime rates like in the black community during the civil rights movement?	90
After Nigeria gained its independence, why didn't it fracture back into its respective ethnic/tribal borders? Considering the territory of Nigeria was relatively new prior to independence.	90
Lincoln was a captain in the black hawk war. Did he have any military training, or did the army just promote him?	88
Who decided what books were to be added/rejected in the bible? Was this over time?	84
My father served as a Marine during Vietnam. He told me that he would often see Confederate flags and Klan regalia. How much of a Klan presence was there in Vietnam?	82
How did the crips and bloods started fighting?	82
What type of alcohol if any would enslaved people drink in the US South?	80
I’m a Soviet officer on the Eastern front. I give my men an order but the political commissar doesn’t like it. Who do my men ultimately listen to?	79
Because Nazi Germany and Japan were allied, were there any Nazi influences in Japan that the Americans attempted to "de-nazify"?	77
Did, and if so why did the King's court gather around the Kings marital bed during consummation?	77