/u/byzantinedavid's posts in /r/AskHistorians
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Did any slave owners assist their former slaves in transitioning to freemen after slavery was abolished?
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I have heard in the past that up until Lincoln, the easiest way to NOT get elected was to campaign for yourself, i.e. someone had to nominate you and campaign for you and you took on the burned of office when asked. Is this true and when did it switch (in the U.S)?
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What stage of development were the Mesoamerican civilizations in prior to colonization in relation to Europe?
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In Bill & Ted Face the Music, their daughters travel through time collecting musicians. Do we have any idea if Mozart would have ACTUALLY appreciated Jimi Hendrix's music? (I.e. how accepting were composers like Mozart of radically different musical styles than they were used to?)
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Has there ever been a progressive movement in western society which is regarded as a having been a bad idea? (Excluding full revolutions like the Bolsheviks, etc.)
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Without European interference, where were the Aztec/Mayans in a developmental timeline? Do we have a comparison to European/Asian societies?
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How accurate is the basic premise of Bill & Ted Face the Music? (Not time-travel, details inside due to *SPOILER*)
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