Did they go back to their homeland? or became a defector in U.S.A? or else?

Sure, the 13th amendment made it illegal, but I've certainly heard many stories of slavery continuing into the 20th century, with some guesses at even the 20's or 30's being the true end of the practice.

I understand that many slaves went back to "work" for the plantations from which they were freed, or a similar place afterwards, because they needed to do find a source of income.

After the Union armies left, what was really stopping former slave owners from re-instituting the practice in rural areas?

Is there evidence to suggest that the real end of Black slavery in this country is much later than 1865 ?

At what point did hitler go from a nationalist to the evil madman we know today. Was it after the mustard gas incident in ww1 or after his failed revolution led to his imprisonment or sometime before or after?

Ive been wondering when and what kind of events could have caused this.

Shit, I'm drunk and fucked up Hillbilly. Sorry folks.

I'm currently writing an essay about Stalin's rise to power and one of the things that continues to pop up in my research is that Stalin lied to Trotsky about the date of Lenin's funeral, therefore Trotsky didn't show up, making him look disloyal and Stalin look good. However, I am also seeing debate as to whether or not this lie really happened, and why Trotsky would have trusted Stalin (a known rival) in the first place.

I need to be able to cite any debate for this topic in my essay, so please direct me to some peer-reviewed sources that support your stance!

I had been reading up on the illuminati (both real and fictional) for fun, and found that there had been accusations that the illuminati had caused the French Revolution. The theory was promoted by Augustin Barruel, who wrote "Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism", and John Robison, who wrote "proofs of a conspiracy". I was wondering if these claims have any support today, or if it's dismissed as scapegoating or fearmongering.

I was listening to some of Christy Moore's music, and in his one song it talks about the Burning Times. A quick google search gives figures like nine million European women were burned for witchcraft. Is this figure considered at all historically plausible?

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Did they back either side? Did they receive refugees? Did they have substantial numbers of citizens go to fight?

I believe Justinian means Littlest Justin, Maxinimus Little Maximus and Augustulus Little Augustus.

I have never heard of any other classical culture staging fights between gladiators. Also, how did the gladiatorial tradition begin?

Okay, so I'm not sure how to phrase this in an easy, 300 word title so here's what I'm asking:

I understand sound change and grammaticalization and all that, and how Latin evolved into the current Romance languages. And I also understand that Latin had a long, written tradition. So why don't French and Spanish and Romanian all still look more Latin-y? Is this due to some kind of long period of illiteracy (or at least people like monks only writing in Classical Latin, as I'm assuming) or just a lot of gradual spelling reform? If the former, when did people start writing the common language down again?

Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I can clarify if needed.

As a kid, I grew up with the impression that one of the worst president's in the history of the US was Herbert Hoover. I guess I just accepted it with the facts that the US was in the Great Depression and all of the poverty that is accompanied with it and such, but now...

Now, I'm not quite as firm on that belief, if at all. In my HOTA class (History of the Americas for IB), my teacher told me that Hoover had a lot of misdirected hate at him for stuff that was almost completely out of his control. I've been told of him and his staff working almost twenty-four hours a day in an attempt to correct the country. I've read stories of him at speeches, and having someone nearby with a chair in case he collapsed from exhaustion. So, now I want to know what you think/know.

Also, I know that he advocated in keeping the government out of the economy, and didn't attempt a Keynesian approach to the depression either, so I'm split with my opinions. Thanks in advance.

This act is regarded as one of the major reasons for the boshin wars

From what I remember from my history courses, it was honorable to die in combat and; dishonorable to be captured. How were those that fought in battles and wars treated if they managed to make it home alive? Would Vikings still make it to Valhalla? How would they be treated in daily life?