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The former state 4-H camp for African Americans was named for which two prominent black leaders?
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By about how much did West Virginia's Black population decrease between 1940 and 1980?
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This Monroe County native was one of the first Black bishops in the Methodist church nationally.
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Which West Virginia governor publicly called for integration in West Virginia following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954?
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In which county did White students walk out of school in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 desegregation decision?
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Which former Charleston minister became the first Black president of Howard University in Washington, D.C.?
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Which Charleston native became the first African American to serve on the board of General Motors?
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Which one of the following did NOT publish a newspaper?
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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 wrote the civil rights play Great Gettin' Up Mornin', which was broadcast on CBS-TV?
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