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In what county was the African American tuberculosis sanitarium located?
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This West Virginia native was a NASA mathematician who made important calculations for the United States' early space program.
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This abolitionist established Ceredo as a community for freed and fugitive enslaved people.
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By the end of 1957, how many of West Virginia's 55 counties were completely desegregated?
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What was the last segregated hotel in West Virginia?
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In 1850, which county's enslaved population did NOT make up at least 10 percent of its overall population?
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Which Charleston native was the first African American in the United States to serve as a state librarian?
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What Logan native first achieved national acclaim after winning the "America's Got Talent" reality TV program in 2011?
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What Piedmont native and Storer College graduate was known as "the little giant of jazz" because of his innovative arrangements laid the foundation for the big band era?
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Who was the first psychologist to study how the race of a test's proctor can effect IQ testing?
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