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The aftermath of Kanye West’s antisemitic rhetoric has again sparked debate that Black Americans are the original Israelites/Hebrews. Why is this myth still so prevalent within the Black community?

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Where would a middle or upper class black person store their wealth during the early 20th century. Were banks segregated? Could my money go “missing”?

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During Prohibition in the United States, did speakeasies force White and Black Americans to drink and socialize together or were they segregated? If so, were there Black bootleggers for Black speakeasies?

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Did the United States receive any African dignitaries during Jim Crow? If so, how were they received?

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Did the Soviet Union have car insurance? What would happen if I got into a car accident in the Soviet Union?

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I'm a slave and Native Americans raid and kill my master. Am I freed, killed, taken as their slave?

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When the US military was segregated who tended to wounded Black soldiers on the battlefield? Would a White medic carry them away to safety? Would a White nurse treat them if no Black nursing staff was around? What about things like blood transfusions?

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Is there any truth to the claim that the CIA peddled drugs to black communities in the 70s and 80s?

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How would someone prove they graduated from university in the 18th and 19th century in Europe? Would France acknowledge a British or Russian diploma?

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In the Netflix show “You People”, Eddie Murphy’s character insinuates that Jews profited off of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Can a historian please put this canard to rest?

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The aftermath of Kanye West’s antisemitic rhetoric has again sparked debate that Black Americans are the original Israelites/Hebrews. Why is this myth still so prevalent within the Black community?	4530
Where would a middle or upper class black person store their wealth during the early 20th century. Were banks segregated? Could my money go “missing”?	4452
During Prohibition in the United States, did speakeasies force White and Black Americans to drink and socialize together or were they segregated? If so, were there Black bootleggers for Black speakeasies?	3275
Did the United States receive any African dignitaries during Jim Crow? If so, how were they received?	2838
Did the Soviet Union have car insurance? What would happen if I got into a car accident in the Soviet Union?	2484
I'm a slave and Native Americans raid and kill my master. Am I freed, killed, taken as their slave?	2313
When the US military was segregated who tended to wounded Black soldiers on the battlefield? Would a White medic carry them away to safety? Would a White nurse treat them if no Black nursing staff was around? What about things like blood transfusions?	2089
Is there any truth to the claim that the CIA peddled drugs to black communities in the 70s and 80s?	1806
How would someone prove they graduated from university in the 18th and 19th century in Europe? Would France acknowledge a British or Russian diploma?	1575
In the Netflix show “You People”, Eddie Murphy’s character insinuates that Jews profited off of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Can a historian please put this canard to rest?	1229