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Did you know... that in the 1880s Joseph T. Wilson wrote the "most comprehensive study of African American military service" of the era?
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... that in the 1880s Joseph T. Wilson wrote the "most comprehensive study of African American military service" of the era? Source: [1]
ALT1: ... that Joseph T. Wilson'sThe Black Phalanx was described as having sales that "surpass[ed] that of any other work written by an Afro-American"? Source: [2]
ALT2: ... that after The True Southerner was destroyed by a white mob, the newspaper's biracial editor Joseph T. Wilson founded The Union Republican?
ALT3: ... that Joseph T. Wilson was forced to leave his New York regiment in the American Civil War after three days?
ALT4: ... that Joseph T. Wilson spent over 25 years attempting to receive a pension and wrote the "most comprehensive study of African American military service"?
Created by Eddie891 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:04, 4 December 2021 (UTC).Reply
Comment Suggested two ALTs (I like ALT2, ALT3 kinda falls flat). Hope this helps! :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she?) 20:23, 4 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
No concerns from me: this is a newly created article, duly sourced, neutral, long enough, free from copyright issues, etc. Good work – you always write such interesting articles! I don't have any strong feelings about the hook: all of the suggestions meet the basic "interestingness" threshold and are sourced, so I'll leave the choice to the prep-builder. Let me know when you've done the QPQ and I'll mark this approved. Best regards, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:32, 15 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
– good to go. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 19:09, 18 December 2021 (UTC)