/u/Taiwanderful's posts in /r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

What might happen if during segregation a ‘white’ person used facilities designated for ‘colored’ people?

3047 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did it stop being difficult to be an atheist in Europe?

357 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did American schools start having ‘class presidents’?

128 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

If Jesus could have drawn a map of the world as he understood it, what would it have looked like?

104 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In pre-Islamic Arabia, were there any representations of the god that was and is known as Al-Lah? Was Al-Lah always identified with Yahweh of the Jews or was that Mohammad’s addition?

37 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

During segregation, were 'colored' people forbidden work as staff in the places they couldn't enter as customers?

16 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Before Thomas Becket, what were the popular pilgrimage sites in England?

11 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Have comas always been a thing, or are they a modern world phenomenon?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What were Georgian and Victorian perceptions of Africa and Africans?

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did people in England first start to know and understand Buddhism?

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What might happen if during segregation a ‘white’ person used facilities designated for ‘colored’ people?	3047
When did it stop being difficult to be an atheist in Europe?	357
When did American schools start having ‘class presidents’?	128
If Jesus could have drawn a map of the world as he understood it, what would it have looked like?	104
In pre-Islamic Arabia, were there any representations of the god that was and is known as Al-Lah? Was Al-Lah always identified with Yahweh of the Jews or was that Mohammad’s addition?	37
During segregation, were 'colored' people forbidden work as staff in the places they couldn't enter as customers?	16
Before Thomas Becket, what were the popular pilgrimage sites in England?	11
Have comas always been a thing, or are they a modern world phenomenon?	8
What were Georgian and Victorian perceptions of Africa and Africans?	7
When did people in England first start to know and understand Buddhism?	7