Template:Did you know nominations/Ex parte Yarbrough
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The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 18:51, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
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Ex parte Yarbrough
- ... that according to Rogers Smith, Ex parte Yarbrough was "the one Supreme Court decision markedly favorable to black voting rights" in the post-Reconstruction era? Source: Smith, Civic Ideals, 1997; pg. 384
Created by Extraordinary Writ (talk). Self-nominated at 03:47, 20 June 2022 (UTC).
New article, well written, sourced throughout. Interesting hook that probably needs an explicit mention that this is the U.S. Any thoughts on where to add that? I wouldn't oppose a way to get "Ku Klux Cases" into the hook. QPQ done. Good to go. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:52, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Muboshgu. It's tricky to get "U.S." into the hook because it's a direct quote; the best I could come up with is:
- ALT1: ... that according to Rogers Smith, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Ku Klux Cases was its only ruling "markedly favorable to black voting rights" in the post-Reconstruction era?
- It's a bit wordier, so if you have any better suggestions I'd be eager to hear them. Thanks again for the review! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:13, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks Muboshgu. It's tricky to get "U.S." into the hook because it's a direct quote; the best I could come up with is:
- to ALT1. That's a good way to get around the issue of it being a quote. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:33, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
