Template:Did you know nominations/Declaration of martial law in Russell County, Alabama
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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 03:46, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
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Declaration of martial law in Russell County, Alabama
National guardsmen outside the city hall in Phenix City, Russell County
- ... that in 1954 martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama and local law enforcement were replaced by national guardsmen (pictured)? "On 18 June 1954 the Democratic candidtate for Attorney General of Alabama, who had pledged to clean up Phenix City, was murdered...five weeks later on 22 July 1954 he [the governor] issued a proclamation esatblishing limited martial law and empowering the National guard to assume law enforcement activities within Russell County" from page 35 of Coakley, Robert W.; Scheips, Paul J.; Demma, Vincent H. (1971), Use of Troops in Civil Disturbances Since World War II, 1945-1965, Office of Military History, U.S. Army
- ALT1:... that martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama in 1954 after the assassination of Albert Patterson? "On 18 June 1954 the Democratic candidtate for Attorney General of Alabama, who had pledged to clean up Phenix City, was murdered...five weeks later on 22 July 1954 he [the governor] issued a proclamation esatblishing limited martial law and empowering the National guard to assume law enforcement activities within Russell County" from page 35 of Coakley, Robert W.; Scheips, Paul J.; Demma, Vincent H. (1971), Use of Troops in Civil Disturbances Since World War II, 1945-1965, Office of Military History, U.S. Army
- ALT2:... that in 1954 martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama because of "a state of lawlessness, breach of the peace, organized intimidation and fear" which local law enforcement had not dealt with? Quote taken from the text of the martial law proclamation and second part of the hook backed up by "which the local peace officers are unable or unwilling to subdue" later int he proclamation both from "Cook v. State; Supreme Court of Alabama". Justia. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:22, 9 January 2020 (UTC).
- Interesting article. Will do formal review later when I get to a desktop computer. MB 01:25, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- New article, 5x bigger that DYK min, looks to be very well cited with multiple refs in every paragraph. No policy issues suspected. I don't find the hook interesting - the second part is just restating what martial law is. ALT2 is OK, but wordy. I think ALT1 is best but it needs to say who Patterson was:
- ALT1a:... that martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama in 1954 after the assassination of Attorney General candidate Albert Patterson?
Good to go with ALT1a (within length, cited, interesting). MB 04:09, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
