Questions tagged [ethnicity]
For questions relating to the ethnicity and nations, incl. historic policies regarding these concepts.
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Why did native Americans and Europeans mix in South America but not in North America?
A large part of the current population of South America are descendants of both native Americans and Europeans. In contrast, in north America the intermingling of native Americans and Europeans was ...
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What were Hispanic people called in the US in the 1800s?
Today in the US, people from Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas are called by various names: Hispanic, Latino, Chicano, etc. What was the term used by Americans for such people in the 1800s?
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Was there anything like an African-American architectural style or symbolism at the beginning of the 20th century?
At the beginning of 20th century, large masses of black people were migrating to northern states or between districts of the same towns (like in New York from Tenderloin or San Juan Hill to Harlem, ...
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What was the prevalence of ethnic minorities in 15th century Bohemia?
What was the prevalence of what we in contemporary western culture would consider "ethnic minorities" (Africans, East Asians, South Asians, Latinos, etc) in the population of early 15th century ...
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