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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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What was the first public school in West Virginia for Black children?
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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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Where was the second meeting of the Niagara Movement (which evolved into the NAACP) held?
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In 1928, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals integrated this city's two previously segregated public libraries.
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By the end of 1957, how many of West Virginia's 55 counties were completely desegregated?
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Which U.S. senator argued at length (a filibuster) against the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
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Which Charleston native became the first African American to serve on the board of General Motors?
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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the Swing Era, performing with the likes of Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, Cab Calloway, and Dizzy Gillespie.
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What jazz musician has been the long-time pianist for the radio program Mountain Stage?
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