/u/chikindiner's posts in /r/askhistorians
After the Wounded Knee Massacre, L. Frank Baum advocated for the "total annihilation" of Native Americans. How widely known was this at the time if Wizard of Oz's release (book and movie)? Were there protests against the film, especially from the Native American population?
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I notice a lot of scorn for pop history. Is it really all that terrible and inaccurate? Is a little of it envy that they're on best seller lists? Do many academic historians just have no interest in writing for an audience outside their peer group?
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How did medieval theologians consider existence prior to birth? Did any try to reverse the view of the Second Council of Constantinople?
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How long after the 'discovery' of the New World could a common European household expect to have corn on their dinner plate? Or the rest of the New World crops for that matter?
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I am a slave in South Carolina. It is the first day after slavery is outlawed by amendment to the Constitution. Where do I go? Do I have money? Is my owner mandated to provide any type of assistance?
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