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African Americans

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Who was West Virginia's first Black legislator?
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In what county was the African American tuberculosis sanitarium located?
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This abolitionist established Ceredo as a community for freed and fugitive enslaved people.
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What was the first public school in West Virginia for Black children?
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Who was the first licensed Black funeral director in West Virginia?
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Hamilton Hatter was the first principal of this Historically Black College or University?
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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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Which of the following compositions by Raleigh County native Bill Withers did NOT receive a Grammy Award?
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Where was the first building in the country constructed to honor Black World War I veterans?
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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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