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Which one of the following statements about aviator Marion County's George "Spanky" Roberts IS true?
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What was the first college in West Virginia formally to train Black teachers?
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In what county was the African American tuberculosis sanitarium located?
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By about what percentage did West Virginia's Black population increase between 1880 and 1930?
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Which one of the following was NOT a historically Black college or university?
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Which U.S. senator argued at length (a filibuster) against the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
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What Lutheran minister from Clarksburg played an important role in the 1955 Birmingham Bus Boycott in Alabama?
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What was the last public college or university in West Virginia to admit Black students?
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Which one of the following is a Black funeral tradition in Appalachia?
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Who wrote the civil rights play Great Gettin' Up Mornin', which was broadcast on CBS-TV?
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