Talk:Martin A. Martin

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More work is clearly needed needed. However, my time and other resources are finite, and if my search results are customized against my express preferences, the results discourage research rather than assist it. Oddly, over several days and three computers, I could not find Martin's grave via google or duckduckgo. I found the findagrave.com page yesterday in a standalone library computer, but again couldn't find it via the laptop next to the keyboard and either search engine. Thus I set up this article with an odd reference for that site/event.

Probably, a trip to Danville would be necessary to polish this article, but I've never been there and doubt I'll have the time to do so anywhere in the near future.

For what it's worth, last month at the LVA, I came across an account of a desegregation lawsuit involving a state park near Danville. The plaintiff was an African American banker with the surname Martin. I don't remember if his bank was named; the article certainly did not mention a link between the banker and this Martin, much less the lawyer or law firm involved. Also, that or another article mentioned many desegregation problems in Danville, stating that Dr. Martin Luther King considered making it a focus of protests, but chose Birmingham, Alabama instead. I don't know if Martin A. Martin helped dissuade him, for the cited book states that he opposed such out-of-court tactics.Jweaver28 (talk) 14:57, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, findagrave is not a reliable source because the site is user generated so can you find an alternative reference if possible, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 21:25, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]