Was it considered a shameful or regrettable incident? Or rather more like an unfortunate necessity during the tumultuous period of Israel's nascent independence?

If so, what happened to them when the slave trade began?

Note: Yes I am talking about people with extremely dark skin; e.g. not Egyptians/middle-easterners biologically speaking.

Note 2: Specifically--active in the world outside of Africa.

Hey there, /r/AskHistorians. Question's basically right there on the tin, but to provide a bit of a background:

In the fall, I'll be teaching history courses in a school network that places heavy emphasis on the use of technology in the classroom. While some things are readily available - such as YouTube or historical documentaries on Prime or Netflix - others are well-hidden websites, gifs, videos, or online tools that supplement the teaching of history in the classroom. (For example, I recently discovered MapStory, the greatest advantage of which - to my job - is the ability to build my own.)

Since I imagine that some of you - if not most of you - are or have been educators at the college or high school level, are there any tools or sites that you would suggest I use in my classroom?

Note: for your references, I'm teaching both US and World History this semester, as well as implementing at least one junior/senior AP course next year.

Mods - if this is not in the best of places for this, please let me know! I apologize for any inconvenience.

In all the pictures, you see Nazi flags/Swastikas everywhere.

It strikes me as a bit odd, that the flag of the political party would come to be the flag of the entire nation.

Was it common for nations to adopt a political parties flag? (Who else has done it?). How did it come about?

Did they? And if they did, did thy go very far and how would they describe / see the Atlantic ocean?

I know they would have written in hieroglyphics, but what was their spoken language like? Would the hieroglyphics be spoken in a certain way? Is it similar to any modern language today?

Some states repealed their sodomy laws relatively early (Illinois 1961, Ohio 1974, etc), a long time before there was public support for such a thing, and I can't seem to find out why this happened, or who initiated it, or how they accomplished it, or what the debate was like, or how the public reacted. Any information like that or resources for any of these events would be greatly appreciated.

I'm thinking specifically of Thailand: why did Japan modernize so successfully while Thailand didn't? But please feel free to answer for anywhere in Asia.

King Chulalongkorn of Thailand (Siam), who ruled from 1868-1910, made modernizing the country his priority. And he did. He modernized infrastructure, manufacturing, the legal system, education, etc. But it never fully caught on. Why was Japan able to follow through with its modernization to become a world power while Thailand lagged behind (and continues to do so today)?

I'm looking for both why Japan succeeded and why others failed. Feel free to correct any incorrect assumptions I've made. Thanks!

Did the Palestinian people (from any time since the arrival of Islam) ever try to break free from the various empires and kingdoms that controlled the Levant? When did the Palestinian identity emerge?

I am looking for a book on native American culture before European settlement. Something moderately basic preferably, as my knowledge of anything native American is practically nil, so I need something that can make a good jumping off point.

Thanks for the help.

How did this affect the dynamics of their reign?

Were there ever disputes about which one would inherit the throne?

Is there any historical evidence that they ever switched places for a day?

Obviously there is a pervasive idea within American culture that depicts France and the French as cowards/quick to surrender but was that always the case? Given their proud martial history and direct role in the colonial independence movement as well as their prodigious cultural output at that time, was there a more positive idea of France before world war 2?