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Which one of the following was NOT a goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
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Who was the first Black woman in West Virginia to hold a high-level state administrative position?
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She was the first Black woman to serve as a member of a state legislative body in the United States.
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This abolitionist established Ceredo as a community for freed and fugitive enslaved people.
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Which U.S. senator argued at length (a filibuster) against the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
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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 former Charleston minister became the first Black president of Howard University in Washington, D.C.?
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Which one of these universities was founded on the site of a former slave plantation?
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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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