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Black History- LSU
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History
Undergraduate 3
05/03/2009

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1. “Chattel” was the term used to refer:
Definition
property
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2. The legal process used by some Northern states to eliminate slavery:
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emancipation proclamation
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3. The informal network that enslaved Africans used to escape to the North and other free territories:
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Underground Railroad
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4. The famous case in which the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans were not citizens of the United States:
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Dred Scott
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5. Pilot of the steamboat Planter and a Civil War hero:
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Robert Smalls
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6. The author of the speech “and ain’t I a Woman”:
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Sojourner Truth/ Isabella Bumfree
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7. The founder of the American Negro Academy:
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Alexander Krum
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8. The first “trade: that connected over three continents:
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triangle trade
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9. Margaret Garner’s life story provided much of the inspiration for the novel:
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Beloved
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10. The first former enslaved African to write his autobiography:
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Olivha Aquino
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11. The Trade that linked the Mediterranean world:
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Trans-Sahara
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12. What was the percentage of Lawyers, ministers, and public officials who owned slaves at the height of slavery in Connecticut
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50%
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13. The article the Hamitic Myth was written by:
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Edith Sanders
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14. The most pervasive theme of American history is:
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Domination of white over black (Winthrop/Jordan)
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15. The most popular form of entertainment from 1850-1930
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menstrual shows
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16. Jim Crow was the legalized that lasted from:
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1896-1965
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17. The title of the book written by Gunnar Myrdal:
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American Dilemma
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18. The 1915 silent film that glorified the KKK:
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Birth of a Nation
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19. What is the American Obsession according to Studs Terkel:
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race
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20. Laws enacted by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict Black mobility:
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black code
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21. The first Civil Rights Law that declared all native born Americans citizens:
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civil rights act of 1866
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22. The idea that slavery was a system of structure and harmony is referred to as:
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magnolia myth
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23. The author of the Souls of Black Folk was written by:
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WEB
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24. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the following number of “Slaves”:
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zero
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25. The twin legacies of slavery according to Loewen are:
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social economic
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26. The most racist academic discipline according to Genovese:
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history
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27. Granted all Americans access to public accommodations and transportation:
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Civil Rights Act 1875
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28. The first Negro History was celebrated in the year:
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1968
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29. Established the Justice’s Department Civil Rights Division/Federal Civil Rights Commission:
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William Rogers
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30. The first black Mayor of East Baton Rouge Parrish:
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Kip Holden
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31. A project by CORE and SNCC to recruit Northern College students to register Mississippi Black’s to vote:
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Freedom Summer
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32. A tactic used during the Civil Rights Movement to disrupt business as usual:
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sit in
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33. This executive order was used to desegregate federal jobs:
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8802
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34. Which amendment ended slavery:
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13th
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35. The amendment that gave African-American men the right to vote:
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15th
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36. The first African-American studies program was established at:
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San Francisco State
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37. The founder of the A.M.E. church was:
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Richard Allen
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38. Which of the following was not apart of the Black Studies movement:
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womens studies
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39. The author of what was known as the “Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World”:
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David Walker
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40. The leader of a failed slave revolt in Virginia. Which the conspiracy?
Definition
Nat Turner.....Proctor
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41. This enslaved African accompanied Lewis and Clark
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York
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42. Who was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin:
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Harriet Beacher Stoee
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43. The author of the report The Negro Family: A Case for National Action:
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Daniel Patrick Moynehan
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44. This woman attempted to open a school for colored girls in Connecticut:
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Prudence Crandall
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45. This amendment gave African-American citizenship:
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14th
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46. The founder of Tuskegee:
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Booker T. Washington
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47. This case led to legalized segregation in the United States:
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Plessy
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48. The first mass protest after World War II was:
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BR bus boycott
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49. This Youngman was killed in Missisippi at 15 years old
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Emmitt Till
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50. The secret government plan to destabilize African-American Civil Rights Organizations:
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Coin-Tell Pro
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51. Which of the following groups were not against the Garvey movement:
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KKK
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52. Which of the following were methods used by individuals to resist enslavement:
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not-sleeping
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53. What is the best answer on who “freed the slaves”:
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Lincoln
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54. Which of these is not a hip-hop generation student on Campus?
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not activist,vocational, wanna be, striver
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55. Why did African-Americans turn to the Church?
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all of the above
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56. SCLC
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southern christian leadership conference
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57. Which of the following was not a factor in the evolution of slavery in the U.S:
Definition
geography
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58. African-Americans were considered three fifths of a person by what document:
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constitution
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59. Which one of these was not a factor in the “pull” of African-Americans to migrate to the north
Definition
not-lynching
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60 Which one of these was a “push” factor that led African-Americans to migrate to the North:
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lynching
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61. This African-American Civil Rights Activist gave the Eulogy for Robert Williams:
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Rosa Parks
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62. Marcus Garvey was indicted on what charge:
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mail fraud
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63. The heavyweight Boxing Champion known as the “Brown Bomber”
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Joe Lewis
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64. A White Supremacist organization formed after the Brown decision
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white citizens council
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65. Black Monday:
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may 17
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66-70 Place the following in proper historical chronology:
Definition

1. fugitive slave act

2. uncle toms canbin

3. kansas/nebraska

4. dred scott

5. john brown

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71. The case that issued the edict “reverse discrimination”
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________v. California
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72. The author of the book Worse than Slavery .
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David O'
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73. This act banned voter intimidation and literacy test at voting polls
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Voting Right of '65
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74. The famous race riot of 1896 took place in this southern city.
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Willington
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75. The author of the book Negroes with Guns:
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Robert William
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76. The SCLC’s first executive director.
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MLK
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77. Which of these is not apart of the rationale of why African-Americans dominate sports.
Definition
they dont
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78. The first Black heavy weight Champion of the world.
Definition
Jack Johnson
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79. The Co-Founder of the MFDP
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Fannie Lou Hamer
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80. The Arkansas NAACP president who help students integrate Central High
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Daisy Bates
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81. This African-American Student was the first to integrate New Orleans Public Schools.
Definition
Ruby Bridges
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82. The architect of the NAACP’s legal strategy to integrate schools?
Definition
Charles Hamilton
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83. What was the motto of the Black Women’s Club Movement?
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Lifting as we climb
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84. Septima Clark was a?
Definition
American Educator/ Civil Rights Activist/ The "Queen mother" or "Grandmother"
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85. The Leader of the Nashville Student Movement?
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James Lawson
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86. A White Detroit mother who was killed during the Civil Rights Movement
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Viola Gregg Liuzzo
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87. The field order issued by General Sherman to redistribute confiscated land to freed slaves.
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FIeld Order 15
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88. Which technological invention did not play a role in the Civil War?
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gatlin gun
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89. A white CORE member who was murdered in Mississippi during the civil rights movement.
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Michael Schwerner
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90. The Harlem Clergyman/Congressman who advocated for African-American Civil Rights.
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James Lawson
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91. The White Clergyman who was beaten to death in Selma, Alabama.
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Reverend James Reeb
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92. The first black member of the FBI went by what Bureau name.
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800
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93. The two Black panther that were killed in Chicago during a police raid?
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Fred Hampton and Mark Clarke
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94. The leader of the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott
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Reverend Theodore Jefferson Jemison
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95. What is the best label for the Louisiana Redeemers?
Definition
Bourbon democrats
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96. What metaphor did BTW use to endorse segregation?
Definition
fingers and hands
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97. In what war has America lost the most casualties?
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civil war
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98. The devastating riot that occurred in 1965 that discouraged whites about the Civil Rights Movement.
Definition
Watts Riots
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99. The federal commission that blamed whites for the rioting of the sixties.
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kerner commission
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100. The organization that coordinated the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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MIA
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