What happened the first few days after segregation ended in the United States? >!with /u/vpltz!<

What did a medieval army (more specifically, southern France during the Albigensian Crusade) do after they conquered a town or castle? Would they leave a garrison? Put somebody in charge who's loyal to them? >!with /u/Friend_of_Augustine !<

"How was the Beatles' rooftop concert perceived by the Londoners back in 1969? Did it even sound okay? Were there complaints and grumbles in the papers later?", >!response by /u/texum !<

"Pagan traditions in modern Christmas?" >!with /u/KiwiHellenist!<

"Where did pop Christianity get the idea that people become angels when they die, when this isn’t suggested anywhere in the Bible?", >!response by /u/NerdyReligionProf!<

"I have heard that the flightless Great Auk of the North Atlantic was hunted to extinction because it was such a tasty table bird. How were they actually cooked? If I wanted to approximate a plate of auk, what would be the closest living species?" >!from /u/Kochevnik81!<

"During the wars of the 3 kingdoms, why did the Irish confederation stay loyal to Charles I and not try to go independent?", >!response by /u/rimbaud82 !<

"It was said that Song Dynasty general and folk hero Yue Fei was taught to read and write by his mother by writing on sand using a small branch. How likely was it that the wife of a farmer during that time would know how to read and write? Where would they get their education from?", >!response by /u/kelpie-cat !<

"I am a US army commander in the 1800s and I’ve been told to build a fort in a specified area out west. How and why would I go about doing so(from the moment orders are issued to the actual construction of the fort)?", >!response by /u/partymoses !<

"Have male sexual slavery existed in the ancient world? Which civilizations practiced it? Did commoners participated in the buying of male sex slaves too?" >!by /u/heyheymse!<

"In the Chinese SciFi novel "The Three Body Problem" the mass violence and persecution of the Cultural Revolution are important plot points that are often revisited throughout, what is the view of the Cultural Revolution and its consequences in modern China?" >!by /u/The51stDivision!<

So much of what I know from European folklore is from a post-Christianization perspective where supernatural creatures are treated as the odd man out in a world defined by Good and Evil, or Heaven, Earth, and Hell. Do we know what these stories looked like before Christianity arrived? >!from /u/For-cith!<

Why did Lerner and Loewe include a beautiful love song for Freddy Eynsford Hill in My Fair Lady? >!from /u/jelvinjs7!<