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In the 1930s, the Mann act was passed to protect women from being transported for “Immoral purposes”, yet twice I’ve read about it being used to justify Jim Crow style false accusations of rape against a black person. What’s up with that? NSFW
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What pressures caused the increase and then decline in Union Membership during the twentieth century in almost every developed county?
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What was the extent of Jewish slavery in Ancient Egypt? What was the social structure like with both Jews and Egyptians?
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The House of Habsburg would bury their members' organs in their Ducal Crypt while burying the bodies in separate locations. Why?
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Ballet was very popular in the Russian Empire. How did the revolution impact the popularity of ballet in the Soviet Union? Were there any significant changes in how ballet was preformed?
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