Template:Did you know nominations/East Holmes Academy
- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
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East Holmes Academy
edit- ...that, in 1989, East Holmes Academy offered to forfeit a football game because the opponent had a black player? Source: Dodd, Donald (October 15, 1988). "Clock is ticking on East Holmes decision as nation waits – Analysis". The Clarion Ledger. Jackson, MS. p. D1.
[Headmaster Frank] Drake has repeatedly said that the decision involving Heritage is not a racial one, but few believe him
Online source: "A Goal-line Stand For Prejudice". The Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1989. Retrieved 2017-12-09.- ALT1: ... that, in 1989, East Holmes Academy asked a former NFL player not to participate in a football game broadcast because he was black? Source: "White School Accused of Barring Black Broadcaster". Los Angeles Times. 1989-10-12. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- Reviewed: (Second DKY submission)
Created by Billhpike (talk) and Rhadow (talk). Nominated by Billhpike (talk) at 07:32, 8 December 2017 (UTC).
New, in time, long enough, sourced, inline hook citations check out (though Rhadow & Billhpike, regarding the MacLeod article and those like it, I'd recommend citing the particular page(s) at issue, not the entire article), no apparent copyvios, no QPQ needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usernameunique (talk • contribs) 06:01, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
- This article was originally nominated on December 8. Since it relates to racial discrimination in the US, it would be nice if it could run on Martin Luther King Day. Billhpike (talk) 22:52, 10 January 2018 (UTC)