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It's WW2. I'm a black U.S. soldier stationed in England and a white U.S. soldier barred me from going to a British pub. How likely was this scenario?

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My Mexican neighbor told me that: "Mexico hid its Black population down by the coast". What did she mean by this? Being so close to the U.S. why doesn't Northern Mexico have a larger Black population?

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How easy was it for American soldiers to sneak war swag home after WW2?

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Was there any point during American slavery where a slave could buy their freedom?

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Did the Civil Rights movement kill the Return to Africa movement of the early 20th century?

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A lot of the monarchies in Europe were related. Did nepotism hinder their decisions to make war at times?

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In 1970, were the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese Communist Party ideologically different? What led to the Vietnamese invading Cambodia?

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How did Lincoln become a lawyer without much education?

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I'm am the wife of a German officer and I benefitted from Jewish slave labor. Am I convicted of anything after the war?

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Was the Book of Genesis always taken so literally or was there a period where it was seen metaphorically/allegorically?

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It's WW2. I'm a black U.S. soldier stationed in England and a white U.S. soldier barred me from going to a British pub. How likely was this scenario?	61	AskHistorians
My Mexican neighbor told me that: "Mexico hid its Black population down by the coast". What did she mean by this? Being so close to the U.S. why doesn't Northern Mexico have a larger Black population?	61	AskHistorians
How easy was it for American soldiers to sneak war swag home after WW2?	60	AskHistorians
Was there any point during American slavery where a slave could buy their freedom?	60	AskHistorians
Did the Civil Rights movement kill the Return to Africa movement of the early 20th century?	58	AskHistorians
A lot of the monarchies in Europe were related. Did nepotism hinder their decisions to make war at times?	58	AskHistorians
In 1970, were the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese Communist Party ideologically different? What led to the Vietnamese invading Cambodia?	57	AskHistorians
How did Lincoln become a lawyer without much education?	57	AskHistorians
I'm am the wife of a German officer and I benefitted from Jewish slave labor. Am I convicted of anything after the war?	57	AskHistorians
Was the Book of Genesis always taken so literally or was there a period where it was seen metaphorically/allegorically?	56	AskHistorians