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In what county was the African American tuberculosis sanitarium located?
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By about how much did West Virginia's Black population decrease between 1940 and 1980?
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What year did West Virginia enact its first statewide anti-lynching laws?
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This Monroe County native was one of the first Black bishops in the Methodist church nationally.
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Which West Virginia governor publicly called for integration in West Virginia following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954?
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What was the last public college or university in West Virginia to admit Black students?
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Who was the first African American to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia?
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What Logan native first achieved national acclaim after winning the "America's Got Talent" reality TV program in 2011?
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What jazz musician has been the long-time pianist for the radio program Mountain Stage?
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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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