Talk:Maude Ballou

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Eddie891 (talk) 14:06, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that Martin Luther King Jr.'s secretary Maude Ballou edited early versions of his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech? "“Though I was much more than that,” says Ballou, her elegant tapered fingers resting on her freckled cheek. “I booked flights, research, writing. I did it all.” This included editing versions of the “I Have a Dream” speech that King delivered at Southern churches long before the 1963 March on Washington." [1]
  • ALT1:... that Maude Ballou, Martin Luther King Jr.'s secretary, was described by a historian as "the number one person he’s relying on to get the work done”? "Historian David Garrow, author of the monumental King chronicle “Bearing the Cross,” says that “Maude was dealing with both King’s travel schedule and this huge amount of incoming mail” in the years after he landed on the cover of Time magazine and was perpetually overextended. “You look through the papers of the Montgomery period, and up to 85 percent of the signatures are in Maude’s hand. There’s no question that she’s running his life, that she’s the number one person he’s relying on to get the work done.”" [2]

Created by Philepitta (talk). Self-nominated at 21:15, 18 January 2021 (UTC).

• The article is long enough and new enough with no copyright violations. Both hooks are directly cited and the promoter can choose the hook. However, this is your 6th DYK credit so a QPQ is needed. SL93 (talk) 02:03, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! I've reviewed Hiodon woodruffi. Philepitta (talk) 05:08, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. This is ready. SL93 (talk) 06:37, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

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