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Who was the first Black woman in West Virginia to hold a high-level state administrative position?
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What was the main reason for the decline in West Virginia's Black population in the mid-1900s?
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By the end of 1957, how many of West Virginia's 55 counties were completely desegregated?
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Hamilton Hatter was the first principal of this Historically Black College or University?
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Which of the following about Carter Woodson is NOT true?
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Which one of the following is a Black funeral tradition in Appalachia?
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This murder ballad is about a McDowell County railroad worker who supposedly "shot down a man along that West Virginia line."
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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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Who wrote the civil rights play Great Gettin' Up Mornin', which was broadcast on CBS-TV?
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Which one of these universities was founded on the site of a former slave plantation?
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