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Which one of the following statements about aviator Marion County's George "Spanky" Roberts IS true?
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Which church sent missionaries to help enslaved people right after John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859?
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By about what percentage did West Virginia's Black population increase between 1880 and 1930?
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What Charles Town native was the only African American commissioned as an officer during the Civil War?
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Prior to 1954, what labor organization represented Black teachers in West Virginia?
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Who was the most influential newspaper editor in McDowell County in the early 1900s?
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This murder ballad is about a McDowell County railroad worker who supposedly "shot down a man along that West Virginia line."
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What provided for the gradual emancipation of enslaved people in the new state of West Virginia?
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What jazz musician has been the long-time pianist for the radio program Mountain Stage?
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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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