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This West Virginia native was a NASA mathematician who made important calculations for the United States' early space program.
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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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What city's Triangle District was home to African Americans and immigrants from many eastern European countries?
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Which U.S. senator argued at length (a filibuster) against the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
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This Monroe County native was one of the first Black bishops in the Methodist church nationally.
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Which former Charleston minister became the first Black president of Howard University in Washington, D.C.?
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Which Charleston native became the first African American to serve on the board of General Motors?
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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 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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