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  2. Folklore of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Native American cultures are numerous and diverse. Though some neighboring cultures hold similar beliefs, others can be quite different from one another. The most common myths are the creation myths, which tell a story to explain how the earth was formed and where humans and other beings came from. Others may include explanations about the Sun ...

  3. A Georgia county that once expelled all Black residents now ...

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    Teenagers Oscar Daniel, seated, second from left, and Ernest Knox, seated, far right, were hanged in Forsyth County, Ga., as part of a dayslong campaign to expel all Black people from the area in ...

  4. American mythology - Wikipedia

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    American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the first colonists settled. "American mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures ...

  5. A lynching scarred this Georgia county. Is it willing to ...

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    Following Reconstruction, the 12 years after the Civil War, Forsyth County was home to about 12,000 residents, including a relatively small but growing population of Black people, dozens of whom ...

  6. Stereotypes of groups within the United States - Wikipedia

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    It does this by downplaying the effects of racism on other minority communities, especially Black Americans. [38] People who perpetuate the model minority myth believe that the different forms of racism which have been experienced by Asian Americans and Black Americans are really the same form of racism, and since Asian Americans have been more ...

  7. Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about the ...

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    OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations of the struggle for civil rights. The post Black History/White Lies: The ...

  8. Culture of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    Saint Mark United Methodist church. As with the rest of the South, Georgia is highly religious, with the predominant religion in the state being Christianity.In fact, 85% of Georgians are Christians with 76% of those being Protestant, 8% Catholic and 1% designated as Other; 13% of the population have no religion and 2% are of a religion other than Christianity. [3]

  9. 36 Things Non-Americans Think Are "Myths" About Americans ...

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