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What was the first college in West Virginia formally to train Black teachers?
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In 1925, the Alpha Psi Omega honorary fraternity was founded at Fairmont State College (now University). What subject does it cover?
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In which county is the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy located?
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What long-time institution of higher learning closed in 2023?
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Which community and technical school originally began as part of Shepherd State College (now University)?
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About how many one-room schools were in West Virginia in 1930-31?
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Both Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and baseball player John Kruk attended this institution of higher learning.
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This person was a well-known Monroe County doctor and historian.
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Under this person's presidency, what is now West Virginia State University offered a civilian pilot training program and managed the first statewide Black 4-H camp in the nation.
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Which one of these schools was established on the site of a former slave plantation?
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