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Which one of the following statements about aviator Marion County's George "Spanky" Roberts IS true?
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Where was the second meeting of the Niagara Movement (which evolved into the NAACP) held?
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What was the last segregated hotel in West Virginia?
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This Monroe County native was one of the first Black bishops in the Methodist church nationally.
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What Charles Town native was the only African American commissioned as an officer during the Civil War?
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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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Who was the first African American to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia?
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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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In the era of segregation, what was Clarksburg's Black high school called?
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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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