Talk:Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 11:30, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

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• ... that at only 54 miles long the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorating the Voting Rights March of 1965 is the shortest National Historic Trail in America? Source: "At 54 miles, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail is the shortest of America’s 19 National Historic Trails" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rahawahaile/selma-civil-rights-hiking

• Comment: The page was a re-direct previously, but I removed that and added more content today.

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Self-nominated at 15:41, 19 June 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

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• Adequate sourcing: - Some sources are potentially unreliable.
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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Overall: I cleaned up the citations in the article, but please be sure to include all possible details next time. Citation 3 doesn't seem to be a reliable source. The Route section isn't organized all that well, as dividing it by mode of transport doesn't really work. SounderBruce 06:56, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to review! I looked at the about us section for Culture Trip (source 3) and from the industry award they've received, it seemed like they were a well-trusted travel review site - see https://theculturetrip.com/about-us/ - always happy to be corrected though! I've added a couple of further citations and am going to have a look at the structure - though I'd found it quite useful! As ever, thanks for the feedback! (Lajmmoore (talk) 07:44, 21 June 2020 (UTC))

Lajmmoore: Culture Trip seems to be promoting its app rather than producing journalistic content. It needs to be removed in order to have this ready for DYK. SounderBruce 07:17, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

@SounderBruce: Thanks for the reply, I've moved the reference to an external link at the bottom and re-cited the info, with some additional sources too. Going to do a bit more work on the route section, which I agree could be fuller! (Lajmmoore (talk) 17:04, 22 June 2020 (UTC))

Lajmmoore: I had to revert some of the additions, as they seem to be pointing to effects of the system as a whole rather than just this specific trail. I do need you to add an appropriate page number for the 40th anniversary citation, and to make sure that American English spelling is used throughout the article. SounderBruce 06:40, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Forgot to approve this earlier. The ALT0 is good to go. SounderBruce 02:18, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks very much! @SounderBruce: (Lajmmoore (talk) 07:16, 9 July 2020 (UTC))

Notes

Just moved this reverted change to here, I wonder whether a different phrasing would make it a good addition to a section of education and the trail?

This is part of a wider awareness that our sense of the civil rights era can be strengthened by being physically present at its places. Research has shown that students retain historical information at a higher rate when learning at these sites.

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