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It's often remarked that author H.P. Lovecraft was incredibly racist even for his time, just how racist was he in comparison to his contemporaries?

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A history professor of mine made the claim that President FDR's father made his fortune in the opium trade in China, and that the United States was the second largest opium supplier to China, how accurate are these claims?

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What would be the typical experience of a freedman fighting in the Union Army during the American Civil War? To what degree would they face discrimination from fellow white soldiers?

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The term "Pedis Noirs (Black feet)" came to be used for European settlers in Algeria during the Algerian war for independence. Why did this term come to refer to these people?

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It's often remarked that author H.P. Lovecraft was incredibly racist even for his time, just how racist was he in comparison to his contemporaries?	761
A history professor of mine made the claim that President FDR's father made his fortune in the opium trade in China, and that the United States was the second largest opium supplier to China, how accurate are these claims?	92
What would be the typical experience of a freedman fighting in the Union Army during the American Civil War? To what degree would they face discrimination from fellow white soldiers?	6
The term "Pedis Noirs (Black feet)" came to be used for European settlers in Algeria during the Algerian war for independence. Why did this term come to refer to these people?	1