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Who was the first licensed Black funeral director in West Virginia?
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What city's Triangle District was home to African Americans and immigrants from many eastern European countries?
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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 one of the following was NOT the site of a desegregation protest?
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What was the last public college or university in West Virginia to admit Black students?
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Which of the following facts about Booker T. Washington is NOT true?
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Who was the most influential newspaper editor in McDowell County in the early 1900s?
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Which of the following about Carter Woodson is NOT true?
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In the early 1930s, other than in larger cities, what part of the state did most Blacks live in?
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What provided for the gradual emancipation of enslaved people in the new state of West Virginia?
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