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I read that conjoined Siamese twins Chang and Eng owned slaves. Was it unusual for non-whites to own slaves in the South?

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Why would the Japanese refer to Midway as A.F and not represent it as a character in Kanji, Katakana or Hiragana?

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In the Netflix movie The Outpost, an Afghan elder thought that the American soldiers were Russian. During the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, did Afghanis think the Americans were still the Russians?

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Were there any black scientist working on the Manhattan Project?

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Did Dr Martin Luther King Jr think about having a successor?

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Broad question but were Black Americans who advocated for the Return to Africa movement aware of the mistreatment and colonial policies towards Native Liberians put in place by American-Liberians? Did they not see the irony?

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How did European countries address having a Queen in a misogynistic society?

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In the movies “Don’t Be A Menace”, “Menace II Society” and “Do The Right Thing”. There is a lot of tension between Black residents and their Asian-American grocer. Were Black-Asian relations really that poor in the 1980s and 90s?

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How was military life for the average African soldier under colonial powers?

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The first Abyssinian delegation made their visit to the U.S in July of 1919. How were they received? Broadly how were heads of states of color received in the United States?

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I read that conjoined Siamese twins Chang and Eng owned slaves. Was it unusual for non-whites to own slaves in the South?	10	AskHistorians
Why would the Japanese refer to Midway as A.F and not represent it as a character in Kanji, Katakana or Hiragana?	10	AskHistorians
In the Netflix movie The Outpost, an Afghan elder thought that the American soldiers were Russian. During the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, did Afghanis think the Americans were still the Russians?	10	AskHistorians
Were there any black scientist working on the Manhattan Project?	10	AskHistorians
Did Dr Martin Luther King Jr think about having a successor?	10	AskHistorians
Broad question but were Black Americans who advocated for the Return to Africa movement aware of the mistreatment and colonial policies towards Native Liberians put in place by American-Liberians? Did they not see the irony?	10	AskHistorians
How did European countries address having a Queen in a misogynistic society?	9	AskHistorians
In the movies “Don’t Be A Menace”, “Menace II Society” and “Do The Right Thing”. There is a lot of tension between Black residents and their Asian-American grocer. Were Black-Asian relations really that poor in the 1980s and 90s?	9	AskHistorians
How was military life for the average African soldier under colonial powers?	9	AskHistorians
The first Abyssinian delegation made their visit to the U.S in July of 1919. How were they received? Broadly how were heads of states of color received in the United States?	9	AskHistorians