/u/nueoritic-parents's posts

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A play becomes popular and sells drawings of its characters. A fan sells original drawing of the same characters of equal quality. Before copyright laws, would people have qualms about buying “unofficial” artwork? When did “official” become a desirable and marketable trait of merch?	5	AskHistorians
Did Frederick Douglass ever mention his views on homosexuality/sexual deviance? For example, did he say anything about Oscar Wilde in personal letters?	5	AskHistorians
One justification for segregation in the US was God had made different races on different continents, so black and white people needed to live apart. Did anyone at the time point out the hypocrisy of the slave trade having brung black people (other races) to white (US) continents in the first place?	5	AskHistorians
[WP]NPR is on the lookout for a new reporter, but the criteria for new Head Reporter is tough. Only those with the weirdest names will make it past the NPR interview for new Head Reporter.	5	WritingPrompts
How did the famous spiritual “Go Down Moses”, sung by black slaves in the South, make its way to modern Jewish pre-K and middle schools? Is this due to the intermingling of Black and Jewish cultures/religions during the Civil Rights Movement?	5	AskHistorians
Before it was standardized, was spelling considered an art form? Was it considered to be like painting a picture of (for example) Adam and Eve, ie a basic format but plenty of wiggle room? Also, am I wrong in think the values placed on good handwriting and spelling have flipped over time?	5	AskHistorians
As far as I can tell, a sizable amount of classic literature from the 1800s in Europe was very focused on “the Romans and Greeks.” Why were these authors always specifically praising “the ancients” as basically the best artists there ever was?	5	AskHistorians
What’s up with s’mores? Where’d they come from?	5	AskHistorians
AFAIK, time travel was associated with folklore before HG Wells’ The Time Machine. Is this true? How did public perception/knowledge of tt evolve after TTM published? Would someone before the book know what I mean if I said I want to go back to the future?	5	AskHistorians
[WP] For no reason at all, a branch starts growing from the side of your head during school	5	WritingPrompts

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