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When did the concept of last names become develop and become common?

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Were there any slaves at the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the Constitutional Convention?

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Does the ethnic cleansing committed by various African countries stem from pre-colonialist feuds or post colonialism?

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Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the 1st KKK, seems like an extremely weird and contradictory person. Can someone help clarify portions of his Wikipedia article?

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Did the Germans try to exploit racial tension between black and white U.S soldiers during WW2?

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Why did the Germans take interest in the Katyn Massacre when they were committing similar atrocities?

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How did the Roosevelt family acquire its wealth?

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Were there any black sailors during WW2 who served in technical roles like radar or engineering?

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How were the Bolsheviks and later Soviet Russia able to keep control over the Russian people, while the Romanov's were not. Weren't they both autocracies in their own way?

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Were the Japanese sincere in their Racial Equality Proposal (人種的差別撤廃提案) at the Paris Peace Conference? Was it honestly for all races or more disingenuously for the Japanese since they were a Great Power?

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When did the concept of last names become develop and become common?	4
Were there any slaves at the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the Constitutional Convention?	4
Does the ethnic cleansing committed by various African countries stem from pre-colonialist feuds or post colonialism?	4
Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the 1st KKK, seems like an extremely weird and contradictory person. Can someone help clarify portions of his Wikipedia article?	4
Did the Germans try to exploit racial tension between black and white U.S soldiers during WW2?	4
Why did the Germans take interest in the Katyn Massacre when they were committing similar atrocities?	3
How did the Roosevelt family acquire its wealth?	3
Were there any black sailors during WW2 who served in technical roles like radar or engineering?	3
How were the Bolsheviks and later Soviet Russia able to keep control over the Russian people, while the Romanov's were not. Weren't they both autocracies in their own way?	3
Were the Japanese sincere in their Racial Equality Proposal (人種的差別撤廃提案) at the Paris Peace Conference? Was it honestly for all races or more disingenuously for the Japanese since they were a Great Power?	3