The article was promoted by Ian Rose via FACBot ( talk) 06:00, 12 April 2015 (UTC) [1]. reply
I'm nominating this for consideration as a Featured Article. It's already a Good Article and has had a good response from readers. The subject is an interesting one, and it may be a good candidate for the Main Page for the next Martin Luther King Day. It has already been through a FA review but unfortunately didn't attract enough interest from reviewers first time round, so this is a second try. Prioryman ( talk) 08:22, 9 March 2015 (UTC) reply
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This is a very interesting, if depressing, article. I have the following comments:
Support My comments are now addressed - nice work Nick-D ( talk) 09:39, 16 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Hi, you've done a terrific job on this, and expanding what I remember of the article from an earlier time. I share the concern expressed by Carrite in 2013 about how the Mallard lynching in GA is presented, and really don't think it belongs in this topic. I think saying it is part of the general risk of DWB is an overstatement. The mob knew where Mallard was for the evening and where they could intercept him. It was a local lynching expressing local tensions. Yes, they attacked him in his car, but I don't think it makes the case for general risk of lynching when blacks were traveling by car. Sadly, blacks in the South faced the risk of lynchings at all times; and studies had earlier shown that many lynchings came out of competition and envy - social control. The article Carrite referred to is well documented and shows how the events were part of local issues. Parkwells ( talk) 18:40, 9 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Support An utterly fascinating topic. I found it interesting how the entire basis of race relations can be so clearly illustrated through a book about motoring. My only concern, and it's a minor one, is that there are a lot of long paragraphs. These can be hard to read, and you might want to consider breaking some of them up. I did one such edit, check it and see if you think it improves things. Maury Markowitz ( talk) 19:10, 13 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Support, since most concerns above seem to have been addressed. As Maury points out, it's an amazing microcausm of larger race issues. I'd personally keep the Mallard reference, but then I don't think the article would be deficient without it. That's just my peripherally informed opinion. (I don't personally find any of the paragraphs long for an encyclopedia.) -- Zanimum ( talk) 19:53, 13 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Images are appropriately licensed and captioned. Nikkimaria ( talk) 03:36, 14 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Is there consensus to pass? -- Zanimum ( talk) 17:20, 30 March 2015 (UTC) reply
The article was promoted by Ian Rose via FACBot ( talk) 06:00, 12 April 2015 (UTC) [1]. reply
I'm nominating this for consideration as a Featured Article. It's already a Good Article and has had a good response from readers. The subject is an interesting one, and it may be a good candidate for the Main Page for the next Martin Luther King Day. It has already been through a FA review but unfortunately didn't attract enough interest from reviewers first time round, so this is a second try. Prioryman ( talk) 08:22, 9 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Minor comment
This is a very interesting, if depressing, article. I have the following comments:
Support My comments are now addressed - nice work Nick-D ( talk) 09:39, 16 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Hi, you've done a terrific job on this, and expanding what I remember of the article from an earlier time. I share the concern expressed by Carrite in 2013 about how the Mallard lynching in GA is presented, and really don't think it belongs in this topic. I think saying it is part of the general risk of DWB is an overstatement. The mob knew where Mallard was for the evening and where they could intercept him. It was a local lynching expressing local tensions. Yes, they attacked him in his car, but I don't think it makes the case for general risk of lynching when blacks were traveling by car. Sadly, blacks in the South faced the risk of lynchings at all times; and studies had earlier shown that many lynchings came out of competition and envy - social control. The article Carrite referred to is well documented and shows how the events were part of local issues. Parkwells ( talk) 18:40, 9 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Support An utterly fascinating topic. I found it interesting how the entire basis of race relations can be so clearly illustrated through a book about motoring. My only concern, and it's a minor one, is that there are a lot of long paragraphs. These can be hard to read, and you might want to consider breaking some of them up. I did one such edit, check it and see if you think it improves things. Maury Markowitz ( talk) 19:10, 13 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Support, since most concerns above seem to have been addressed. As Maury points out, it's an amazing microcausm of larger race issues. I'd personally keep the Mallard reference, but then I don't think the article would be deficient without it. That's just my peripherally informed opinion. (I don't personally find any of the paragraphs long for an encyclopedia.) -- Zanimum ( talk) 19:53, 13 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Images are appropriately licensed and captioned. Nikkimaria ( talk) 03:36, 14 March 2015 (UTC) reply
Is there consensus to pass? -- Zanimum ( talk) 17:20, 30 March 2015 (UTC) reply