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Mathematician charted star course
1910-30 saw huge black migration
Astronomer developed almanac
Crawford Grill hosted jazz legends
Pittsburgh evident in Wilson's plays
Shuttle astronaut pursued a dream
Black History Month Quiz
Physicist directs NASA center work
Black churches grew with population
Physicist's input crucial to space age

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2002

Black History Month quiz (2/28/02)
Hill District had role in freedom fight -- 2/27/02
Pittsburgh safe haven for runaways -- 2/26/02
<<IMG SRC="/pg/images/newsimages/blackdot.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10"> Scientist studies structure of universe --   2/25/02
Black History Month quiz -- 2/21/02
Alcorn exceled in missile research -- 2/20/02
Vashon was educator, lawyer, leader -- 2/19/02
Microwave pioneer worked with NASA -- 2/18/02
Black History Month quiz -- 2/14/02
Physician was activist, publisher -- 2/13/02
Laws affected slave population -- 2/12/02
A pioneer in weightlessness training -- 2/11/02
Black History Month Quiz -- 2/7/02
Guy Bluford flew on space shuttle -- 2/6/02
Physician crusaded against slavery -- 2/5/02
NASA doctor combats space sickness -- 2/4/02

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2001 Artists' Pittsburgh memories live on
Urban League of Pittsburgh formed to assist black migrant workers
Engineer designs satellite controls
Black History Month quiz
Scientist, inventor Carruthers earned fame in ultraviolet radiation
Pittsburgh skirted '60s violence
Pilot chosen for space got his due
Black History Month quiz
Broadcaster Mal Goode remembered hometown roots
Hill City helped inner-city youth
Astronaut's spacewalk pivotal
Black History Month quiz
Doctor-astronaut made history with walk in space
Newspaper has provided voice for African-Americans since 1910
Black physicist perished on Challenger

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2000 Pittsburgher instrumental in labor unions in Africa
Many African-American women participate in U.S. space program
Black History Month Quiz
Photographer's work documented African-American life in Pittsburgh
Mathematician guided space travel
African-American physicist turned to teaching others
Black History Science Quiz
Slavery complicates family history
Banneker's thirst for learning led to presidential appointment
Black History Month Quiz
Love of science led her to become first African-American woman astronaut
Organizer played integral part in African-American women's rights
African-American astronaut logged 700 miles in orbit
Slaves' paths to freedom ran through Western Pa.
Pioneer’s leadership skills led to historical African-American firsts