/u/nueoritic-parents's posts
I rewatched the movie “Selma” this afternoon and noticed a character wrote “Negroe” for her race on her voter registration form. How did black people go from calling themselves n*gger, negroe, to well, black?
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What are the ethics surrounding using and displaying personal artifacts, such as diaries, letters, phone calls, texts, etc?
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Wikipedia states the famous "Who's on First?" sketch is “descended from turn-of-the-century burlesque sketches that used plays on words and names.” Where could I find these routines written down?
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There’s debate today over how progressive “Huck Finn” really is. What were the reactions of newspapers, politicians, pro/anti slave groups, free/enslaved blacks+ to it? Was there another way to refer to a black person at the time besides the n word? Had any books featured black characters before?
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Where can I find first-hand accounts of people’s reactions to vaccines when first administered? I’m specifically interested in the relief parents of children would’ve felt at their children surviving adolescence. I’m also interested in reactions to the polio vaccine, but any vaccine too
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[WP] On a dark desert highway, cool wind in your hair, the smell of colidas is rising up through the air. Way off in the distance, you see a shimmering light. Your head grows heavy and your sight grows dim- you have to stop for the night.
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[EU] The hotel is such a lovely place, the workers are programmed to receive, but you’re not here on vacation. Per your latest assignment from the Foundarion, you’re here to find out why you can check out anytime you like, but never ever leave
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Did Victorians think poor people deserved to be poor, and that if they really wanted a better life they’d just work harder? How did religious people in the government justify not doing much about literal streets of homeless children, considering what the Bible says about helping those in need?
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[Meta] I’ve noticed the seemingly randomness and rarity of submitted questions being flaired. Who flairs them? Why are some posts flaired and others not? I’m not even suggesting the system (whatever it is) should be changed, just asking for clarification on what goes on behind the scenes
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