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In the 1930s the Federal Writers Project conducted interviews with hundreds of American former slaves. Was any similar interview project conducted with any other group of people by the government back then? [repost]

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In books and newspapers from 200 or more years ago, I frequently see references to "the Floridas". Did there use to be more than one Florida for it to be referred to in plural form, as in "the Carolinas" and "the Dakotas"?

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What lasting effects on Western public opinion did Comintern agents of influence like Willi Munzenberg have at the time, and what are some examples of their influence that may linger today?

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Who are some distinguished historians of the past that you admire?

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Has there ever been a U. S. state or national election in which fraud was actually proven to have tipped the outcome? Closest instance I can think of is Bob Dornan in 1996, whose margin of loss was widened by illegal alien votes.

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In the 1930s the Federal Writers Project conducted interviews with hundreds of American former slaves. Was any similar interview project conducted with any other group of people by the government back then? [repost]	1
In books and newspapers from 200 or more years ago, I frequently see references to "the Floridas". Did there use to be more than one Florida for it to be referred to in plural form, as in "the Carolinas" and "the Dakotas"?	1
What lasting effects on Western public opinion did Comintern agents of influence like Willi Munzenberg have at the time, and what are some examples of their influence that may linger today?	1
Who are some distinguished historians of the past that you admire?	1
Has there ever been a U. S. state or national election in which fraud was actually proven to have tipped the outcome? Closest instance I can think of is Bob Dornan in 1996, whose margin of loss was widened by illegal alien votes.	0