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Booker T. Washington was a member of this church in Malden.
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By about what percentage did West Virginia's Black population increase between 1880 and 1930?
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Which U.S. senator argued at length (a filibuster) against the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
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What was the last segregated hotel in West Virginia?
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Prior to 1954, what labor organization represented Black teachers in West Virginia?
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Which Historically Black College or University closed in 1955 following the U.S. Supreme Court's integration ruling?
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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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Who was the most influential newspaper editor in McDowell County in the early 1900s?
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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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Who led the psychology department of West Virginia State College (now University) for 40 years in the 20th century?
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