Find Out If Your Favorite Historical Figures Were Actually Fictional Characters

Published on 12/10/2020
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Jim Crow

We are sure that this name sounds familiar to you. You might not know Jim Crow, the theatre character, but you have probably heard of the old segregation laws named after him. It is probably the most notorious instance of blackface ever. Mind you, and he was played by a Caucasian guy called Thomas D. Rice.

Jim Crow

Jim Crow

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John Doe And Jane Doe

In case you did not know, John Doe and Jane Doe are not immortals who keep dying repeatedly. No, criminal investigators use these names when they have yet to identify the bodies. You have probably already figured that John Doe is used for guys, while Jane Doe is used for women.

John Doe And Jane Doe

John Doe And Jane Doe

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