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Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
It’s been a busy week redditors! We’ve got ourselves another fine, over stuff digest for your perusal. Hopefully they’re proving helpful as a way to pass time throughout the week. What more could we ask for then a chance to read and tons of material to work through?
We’ve got a number of special features, AMA’s and other stuff this week as well. Dive on in!
/u/kevinmichaellevin joined us for an awesome My Name is Kevin M. Levin and I am the Author of 'Searching For Black Confederates: The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth.' Have a Question About this Subject? I'll Do My Best to Answer It.
It was April Fools! And it was a blast. There were gifs, angry Spartans, philosophers (who are just the worst), whistle blowers, and just so much more. Check out the main meta post HERE.
And don’t forget the follow up and find out how the votes fell! Thank you everyone who participated in /r/HistoricalAITA for April Fools, 2020! Here is the full rundown of submissions, and more importantly, the tallying of the judgements!
We’re trying a new experiment and want to hear your thoughts! Check out BETA: Weekly Round-Up and Newsletter | 2020-04-03 and take a survey!
Also read through the new Rules Roundtable VI: No Historical "What-If?" Questions or Counterfactuals. There’s no ifs, ands or buts needed!
I had a blast with The Women's Histories Floating Feature: A space for all to share the stories and histories of women through the ages!
There’s some good discussion in the Thursday Reading & Rec.
The Friday Free For All has some important questions for you! Namely about your heroes and video games. There’s also some fine AITA posts continuing the April Fools theme!
Get your weekly dose of /u/Klesk_vs_Xaero in the Saturday Showcase!
That wraps us up for another week, but we’ve got lots of great features coming. More AMA’s, Floating Features and more await! Stay tuned, and I’ll see you next week!
We spare a moment for those questions that still await the attention of experts and glorious answers. Feel free to share any overlooked questions that caught your eye!
/u/liberiumveto asked about French Suppression of the Jesuits, and the Jesuit mission in New France.
/u/MysteriousSyllabub5 asked Can you recommend recent work in the history of the senses?
/u/proncesa has done some research but could still use a hand in Did the IRA leave money on the bodies of people they'd assassinated, and if so why?