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Among the conquistadors who accompanied Cortes in his war against the Aztec Empire, there was one conquistadora named Maria De Estrada. Do we have any idea how native women reacted to seeing another woman in such a role?	210
In the PBS show Finding Your Roots, host Henry Louis Gates finds out that one of his ancestors was a white slaveowner who fell in love with his female slave. He freed her and they later moved to a town where biracial couples could live in peace. How common were these towns or communities?	197
Who had it better, women in Spain in the 1500's or women in Aztec Mexico in the 1500's?	185
In conflicts like The War Of The Roses, Thirty Years War, and Hundred Years War to name a few. Did the noblemen of that time ever express regret, sympathy or disgust that their conflicts were responsible for so many innocent peasants or civilian caught in the middle of it?	181
Say I'm an African American man in the Deep South who's secretly dating a white woman. How soon after Loving v. Virginia could my girlfriend and I walk down the streets in public without fear of reprisal or death?	179
George Washington’s letter to the Newport Synagogue seems remarkably tolerant and open minded considering the rampant antisemitism in Europe at the time. Did it cause his administration any problems?	176
The Yellow Turban Rebellion in China took 21 years to suppress. I can't think of any peasant rebellion in Europe that lasted that long. Am I wrong? What were the situations that allowed a peasant rebellion to last so long?	172
We all know vodka has always been big in Russia but what about other drugs? Like cocaine and marijuana? Was drug use common under Stalin?	153
William Faulkner was almost universally praised by most white literary critics in his time for his understanding of the South and it’s peoples. But how did African American authors and literary circles view him? How has his legacy changed over time?	151
Why is it Confucian ideals have lasted so long in China among average people while the writings and theories of Socrates, who was around try same time as Confucius, are relegated to philosophers?	151

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