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2. West Virginia State University - Wikipedia

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   West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a public historically black, land-grant university in Institute, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1891 as the West Virginia Colored Institute . It is one of the original 19 land-grant colleges and universities established by the second Morrill Act of 1890, which evolved as a diverse and inclusive ...

3. List of colleges and universities in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   West Virginia has two land-grant universities: West Virginia State University and West Virginia University. [8] West Virginia University is also the state's sole participant university in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. [9] In addition, West Virginia has two historically black colleges and universities that are members ...

4. Felony disenfranchisement in the United States - Wikipedia

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   By the American Civil War, about 24 states had some form of felony disenfranchisement policy or similar provision in the state constitution, although only eighteen actually disenfranchised felons. [ b ] [ 13 ] The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted in 1868, and by 1870 the number had increased to 28 (out of 38 states).

5. WVSU - Wikipedia

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   WVSU may refer to: . West Virginia State University, located in Institute, West Virginia, United States; West Visayas State University, located in Iloilo City, Philippines; WAJH, a radio station (91.1 FM) licensed to serve Birmingham, Alabama, United States, which held the call sign WVSU-FM from 1978 to 2018

6. List of historically black colleges and universities - Wikipedia

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   West Virginia State University: Institute: West Virginia: 1891 Public Founded as West Virginia Colored Institute Yes Wilberforce University: Wilberforce: Ohio: 1856 Private [c] Named for William Wilberforce. Oldest HBCU to retain its original name, and the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans. Yes Wiley University ...

7. West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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   On January 1, 1986 a two-day riot began at the West Virginia State Penitentiary resulted in three inmate deaths. [3] The Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg, the first of the state's 10 regional jails opened in May 1989. The regional jails would gradually replace the 55 county jails. [4]