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Did you know... that Jane C. Beck traveled to Virginia, West Africa, and England to research the family history of Daisy Turner for her 2015 book Daisy Turner's Kin: An African American Family Saga?
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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 SL93 (talk) 03:33, 7 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
... that Jane C. Beck traveled to Virginia, West Africa, and England to research the family history of Daisy Turner for her 2015 book Daisy Turner's Kin: An African American Family Saga? Source: "Years after Turner's death, however, translating those recollections into a work of nonfiction proved to be a fact-checking challenge. Beck's book traces the Turner family history from West Africa, where Daisy's grandfather, Alessi, was probably born around 1810, to his enslavement on a plantation in Virginia, where his son Alec was born in 1845. Alec subsequently escaped, served in the Civil War with Union troops and eventually migrated to Vermont, where he raised 13 children.:
"The creaky home of long-dead plantation owner Jack Gouldin still stands along the Rappahannock River, surrounded by the same spreading fields, according to Beck, who was surprised to find the property remarkably undeveloped. "Alec Turner would recognize it," she said."
"Beck also visited West Africa and England to research Daisy Turner's account of Alessi's early years. According to Daisy, her grandfather was the son of an English lady who was shipwrecked and a chief's son who saved her in the surf off the coast of Africa. This would have taken place around 1800." Seven Days
Overall: This nomination looks ready to proceed to me, except that the information for the hook is nowhere to be found within the article. Add it in, with the citation, and you should be all set. Dugan Murphy (talk) 00:13, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I just added the information from the hook. Thank you for your review. Thriley (talk) 01:56, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Splendid. That is the only issue I could find with this nomination and it is now resolved. I think this nomination is good to proceed. Dugan Murphy (talk) 11:29, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
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This nomination looks ready to proceed to me, except that the information for the hook is nowhere to be found within the article. Add it in, with the citation, and you should be all set. Dugan Murphy (talk) 00:13, 5 May 2022 (UTC)