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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 West Virginia native was a NASA mathematician who made important calculations for the United States' early space program.
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During this decade, the last all-Black schools in West Virginia were closed due to the integration of public education.
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Who was the first licensed Black funeral director in West Virginia?
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Which one of the following was NOT the site of a desegregation protest?
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Who was the first Black woman elected to the legislature in West Virginia?
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What was the last public college or university in West Virginia to admit Black students?
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Which of the following facts about Booker T. Washington is NOT true?
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Which of the following about Carter Woodson is NOT true?
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What was the first known Black-owned newspaper in West Virginia?
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