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Religion among enslaved communities in the 18th and 19th century South - how were they used as means of subversion?	7
I recently read that asexuality was considered a mental disorder until recently. I'm also aware that homosexuality was classified as a mental disorder until the 20th century. How did sexual orientations beyond "attraction to someone of the opposite sex" become classified as a mental illness?	7
Hi everyone! /r/history's AMA thread with Lillian Cunningham is now up! Please feel free to come by and ask her some questions!	7
How much historographical evidence do we have for Attila the Hun?	7
I am a Chicana activist fighting for my rights during the Chican@ movement of the 1960s-1970s. What experiences might I face that differ from my male colleagues in the same movement?	7
Recipe books used to feature medicinal recipes, and cosmetic formulae used to be mixed with herbal remedies. How did foods, medicines, and cosmetics become separated from one another?	7
I often hear about how different indigenous peoples (often in the Americas or in Asia) had concepts of third, fourth, or more genders. How did the gender binary become the predominant viewpoint in Western Europe and the US?	7
Are the costumes in Hamilton accurate for the time period depicted?	6
Montaigne's book "On Cannibals" describes an indigenous group in the Americas who he describes as cannibals. Was there a real-life group that he was drawing on? How was his essay received, and did this lead to "noble savage" sentiments?	6
In "Cabinet Battle 3 (Demo)" on The Hamilton Mixtape, it's implied that Congress completely tabled discussion about the slave trade until 1808. Was this actually the case?	6

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