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Which one of the following was NOT a goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
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Which one of the following statements about aviator Marion County's George "Spanky" Roberts IS true?
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What was the first public school in West Virginia for Black children?
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Which one of the following was NOT a historically Black college or university?
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By the end of 1957, how many of West Virginia's 55 counties were completely desegregated?
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School segregation was prohibited nationally in 1954. What year did West Virginia remove that clause from the state constitution?
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Which Wheeling citizen was the subject of a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court used the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to invalidate a state law?
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8
Which one of the following is a Black funeral tradition in Appalachia?
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9
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 led the psychology department of West Virginia State College (now University) for 40 years in the 20th century?
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