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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was a landmark 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case related to what ritual of the school day?
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What was the first college in West Virginia formally to train Black teachers?
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By 1860, which of the following was the only institution of higher learning in present West Virginia?
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When were West Virginia schools consolidated into the current 55 districts?
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Which school also served as our first state capitol building?
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What long-time institution of higher learning closed in 2023?
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Huntington's Black junior and senior high school was named for this abolitionist.
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In 1955, the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus opened this institution of higher learning in West Virginia?
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At its founding in 1961, this was the only institution of higher learning in the Ohio River Valley between Wheeling and Huntington?
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This person was a well-known Monroe County doctor and historian.
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