Talk:Adam Powell
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[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:47, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
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Powell Clayton
- ... that Powell Clayton (pictured), the ninth governor of Arkansas, declared martial law in 1868 in response to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and violence against African-Americans and Republicans? Source: Randy Finley, From Slavery to Uncertain Freedom: The Freedman's Bureau in Arkansas 1865-1869, pages 159-160, "Clayton proclaimed martial law on November 4, 1868 and divided the state into four military districts"
- ALT1:... that Powell Clayton (pictured), the ninth governor and Senator from Arkansas, lost his left hand while hunting when his rifle accidently discharged? Source: Powell Clayton, The Aftermath of the Civil War in Arkansas, page 57, "On the 9th of September while hunting near Little Rock I had the misfortune to lose my left hand by the accidental discharge of my gun"
- ALT2:... that Powell Clayton (pictured), the ninth governor of Arkansas, refused the nomination to the U.S. Senate because he did not want his lieutenant governor to succeed him as governor? Source: Anne M. Butler, United States Senate election, expulsion, and censure cases, pages 170-173 "Clayton was first elected to the Senate in January 1871, he had declined to serve because he would have been succeeded by James M. Johnson, the lieutenant governor, who was his political opponent"
Improved to Good Article status by Dwkaminski (talk). Self-nominated at 12:28, 26 March 2021 (UTC).
- Article
Article was promoted to GA status within the time frame.- Article is GA status, it's by definition not a stub.
- Article is neutral and well-cited, no plagiarism detected.
- Hook
- Hook is fewer than 200 characters and meets the formatting guidelines. The first one is the most interesting, I'd go with that.
- Hook is interesting, cited, and meets WP:BLP
- Other
- QPQ: Not required.
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Comment: 
Good to go! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 20:35, 31 March 2021 (UTC)