I know that there were Black-owned newspapers in the Deep South during Jim Crow, along with many Black-owned businesses. However, I don’t know that I’ve ever heard about Black-owned or operated TV stations or even radio stations. Was there Black-produced TV programming for a Black market in the early days of TV? Was any of it preserved? I’d love to learn a little about them and how they worked.

Sorry if this isn't exactly a historical question but I wasn't sure where else to put it. I noticed on Google Maps, if you look at the US, China, and EU, you'll notice that there are way less railroads in the US. There's a bit more in the east but very little out west. Mostly just linking up major cities. Way less than in China or western Europe. Why is this? For a country so big, how come we never picked up on railroads, especially before the rise of other transportation methods?

I was watching the movie Pearl Harbor the other day and one detail got me wondering. It is mentioned that in the aftermath of the attack on the harbor that some US soldiers were trapped alive inside sunken/capsized ships. They could be heard knocking on the hull. Is this true? How many men were trapped? Were these men rescued before they ran out of oxygen? If so, how was this accomplished?

The main characters of the show are taught to speak fluent English, blend in, self defence and marksmanship before being sent to the states, where they remain operational for decades. Is there evidence of such cases taking place?

There are a lot of people here that are 10 times more well versed then me in any historical subject than me. I'm especially interested in ancient architecture, like the wonders. How did you get your information?

I’ve just watched The Dig on Netflix, set in Suffolk at the onset of WWII, and in it there was a scene with an official seemingly announcing that different coloured balls would be distributed during an air raid to denote the type of bomb being dropped by the germans:

“[announcer on loudspeaker] The yellow and green balls denote gas.

Red denotes high explosives.

[announcer] Red stripes are incendiary bombs.

If you are caught on the streets during an air raid, you must know the appropriate response to each form of attack.”

My Googling however has yielded no information on the existence of these balls (about the size of tennis balls and bouncy, in the film!). Can anyone out there help please or is this fictional?!

Thanks

If so, what was the reaction of scholars who worked on the official War archives? Did they mention his genocidal intentions?

The Romans claimed their culture, gods, names of places (i.e. Cape Palinuro and Caieta), and they themselves have their origins in the Trojans. Is there any substance to this at all or was this just a way for the elites to have a connection to the heroes and gods of their mythology?

ETA: I have asked this before a few months back, but didn’t get any kind of answer.

It is Jewish tradition to not shave one's beard, as stated in Leviticus 19:27. I heard that in concentration camps, Jews were generally made to shave their beards with the intent to damage their cultural identity. What happens if they didn't obey the Germans with something like this? Are they punished?

If this is the wrong subreddit I apologize I thought this would be an interesting historical question.

Hey all.

I'm looking for recommendations for anything that covers the political, economic, and/or cultural impact of the pirate republic at Nassau. I have The Republic of Pirates by Woodard and Villains of All Nations by Rediker by those mainly stick to the golden age of pirates. I'm looking for something that spans the 18th century or beyond. Anything at all would be helpful. Thanks.

The Norman Invasion of England saw English culture and language change quite a bit. How come nothing similar happened in Russia, Ukraine, and/or Belarus despite the fact that the Rurikid dynasty lasted as long as it did?

The Wars of the Roses is one of the most important events in English history and led to the creation of one of history's most famous dynasties, the Tudors. I've been looking around on line for any ways the Wars of the Roses impacted political life during the Tudor era and I've yet to find much, which surprised me. The easiest link I figured might exist between the two of them would be that Henry VIII sought a male heir so bad as a way to avoid another Wars of the Roses type conflict after his reign. Is there any proof of this or would such an assumption merely be speculation?

I've read Lenin's Tomb and really enjoyed it, but what I'm looking for is a history of the USSR that details what the lives of everyday Soviet citizens were like during the reign of the USSR. For reference, I've really enjoyed Richard Evans' Third Reich Trilogy and loved how The Third Reich in Power detailed what mundane things like school, the economy, religion, and other things were like for everyday Germans. Any help along these lines would be appreciated!

Under the Qing Dynasty, a number of “secret societies” (the Tiandihui, the Gelaohui, etc.) emerged across China. This same era saw a lot of emigration from China, especially to places like Southeast Asia and California. Did these secret societies have a presence in any of these overseas communities?

Obviously the US had much better technology, and manpower but it was still considered 'unwinnable' for the United States, and the leaders in South Vietnam apparently confidently believed this at the time. Why was this, considering the power of the US military at the time?

I’m currently working on a research project regarding the number of Canadian indigenous veterans who’ve served on overseas conflicts.

I have a rough idea. Many sources say approximately 7000, and I’ve figured out there’s been about 3500-4000 in WWI, 3000 WWII, and 72-“several hundred” in Korea. I know there were some in the Boer war but have found little evidence to support. Furthermore I have been unable to find much information regarding more recent wars up to present day.

So I’m throwing this out there in case any historians have undertaken similar research, or know of sources.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!!!

Most of the information I've found about the topic of dyes and textiles talk about what dyes were known, but they don't differenciate between dye known and used by the rich and those used by people of low and middle class.

What shades and colours were used by poor people? Could they dye their own clothes?

I’m talking about modern day countries, if they call it anything other than the 19th century, what is it? I can’t imagine a country like Mexico defining a period of time by a British monarch. So where there even any other names for this period other than Victorian era or 19th century?

Hi everyone,

I'm a student who put off their dissertation so long that I am now doing it the year after I was supposed to graduate...

I'm kinda on my own with this and was wondering if someone could answer a couple questions for me.

Basically I have an area I want to look at - and this was going to be examining the impact of Thatcher's policies towards the EEC.

I was planning to cover all the way from 1979 to 1991 and after having spent the past 2 days covering the PREM files on the UK's contribution to the budget I am barely into 1980.

I was planning on taking excerpts from loads and loads of these primary sources and crafting a narrative from them, however finally realising the sheer volume of the documentation this seems as if it would be nearly impossible... Add to that, the majority of the files are in relation to Thatcher's cabinet, not herself.

Is a dissertation meant to involve reading thousands of pages of source material? Or is it meant to be a small number of sources I'm basing myself on.

Is trying to create a narrative and an analysis of the Thatcher government's changing approach to Europe for the entirety of her premiership far too ambitious and I should focus instead on an investigation into the fight for the budget rebate for example?

I have no idea what I'm doing, I can't believe I'm still in this position. It causes me so much stress and I just keep burying my head in the sand.

If anyone has any advice on how to tackle a UK undergrad dissertation please let me know.

sorry for the rant,

thanks!

Did Prussia or any of German States have any important colonies outside of Europe before being unified in 1871?

Generally it is accepted that colonialism brought many important wealth and resources for European powers to accumulate capital to kickstart industrialization and economic development, but what colonies did Prussia own that helped their own economic development?

There have been many rumors and approximations about him being blind. Does anyone know if he actually was? I've looked into it through many sources and all of them mention a chance of him being blind so I need a certain answer