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African Americans

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1
Which one of the following was NOT a goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
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2
The former state 4-H camp for African Americans was named for which two prominent black leaders?
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3
This abolitionist established Ceredo as a community for freed and fugitive enslaved people.
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4
What was the first public school in West Virginia for Black children?
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By about what percentage did West Virginia's Black population increase between 1880 and 1930?
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6
Which Historically Black College or University closed in 1955 following the U.S. Supreme Court's integration ruling?
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7
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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8
Which of the following facts about Booker T. Washington is NOT true?
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9
Which one of the following did NOT publish a newspaper?
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10
In the early 1930s, other than in larger cities, what part of the state did most Blacks live in?
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