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History Geeks, Clear Your Weekend! Here Are The Best History Movies/Shows on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon!

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In "Back to the Future III" the protagonists modify a locomotive to reach a speed of 88 mph. What was a realistic top speed for a locomotive in 1885?

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In 1811 enslaved populations near New Orleans attempted to take the city in the German Coast Uprising. What were the origins, and aftermath, of the uprising?

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Was the Ghost Dance seen as a real threat? Was the religion used as a scapegoat in the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre?

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How substantial of a barrier was Hadrian's Wall? Did the structure serve more as a symbolic or real frontier of the Roman Empire?

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According to the Domesday Book census in 1086 slaves comprised 5-25% of England's population. Who were these enslaved people?

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How well does Jules Verne's novel "From the Earth to the Moon" reflect the scientific understanding of space travel in the 1860s?

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How did minstrel shows, and the use of blackface, develop in American theater?

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Panel AMA: Slaves and Slavers

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One of the common destinations for Native American slaves sold abroad were the slave galleys in Marseilles. What would the conditions have been like for those toiling in the Mediterranean slave galleys?

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History Geeks, Clear Your Weekend! Here Are The Best History Movies/Shows on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon!	4169
In "Back to the Future III" the protagonists modify a locomotive to reach a speed of 88 mph. What was a realistic top speed for a locomotive in 1885?	3310
In 1811 enslaved populations near New Orleans attempted to take the city in the German Coast Uprising. What were the origins, and aftermath, of the uprising?	2164
Was the Ghost Dance seen as a real threat? Was the religion used as a scapegoat in the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre?	1094
How substantial of a barrier was Hadrian's Wall? Did the structure serve more as a symbolic or real frontier of the Roman Empire?	909
According to the Domesday Book census in 1086 slaves comprised 5-25% of England's population. Who were these enslaved people?	546
How well does Jules Verne's novel "From the Earth to the Moon" reflect the scientific understanding of space travel in the 1860s?	166
How did minstrel shows, and the use of blackface, develop in American theater?	142
Panel AMA: Slaves and Slavers	141
One of the common destinations for Native American slaves sold abroad were the slave galleys in Marseilles. What would the conditions have been like for those toiling in the Mediterranean slave galleys?	139