Template:Did you know nominations/Orangeburg massacre

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle talk 22:05, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Orangeburg massacre

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• ... that two years before the Kent State shootings, police shot and killed three black college students protesting segregation? Source: Bass, Jack (Fall 2003). "Documenting the Orangeburg Massacre". Nieman Reports. 57 (3): 8–11. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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  • Comment: Article title is currently "Orangeburg massacre" but requesting technical move to "Orangeburg Massacre" per MOS:PROPERNOUN. (move complete)

Improved to Good Article status by SilverStar54 (talk). Self-nominated at 19:25, 21 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Orangeburg massacre; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• IMO the hook unnecessarily links the Kent State shootings and will divert the majority of views to that article rather than the new GA which is great work and warrants lots of views. How about an alt hook like one of these:
  • alt1 ... that the Orangeburg Massacre was the first time police shot and killed students on a United States university campus?
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  • alt2 ... that three students were killed and 28 injured when police opened fire on students protesting segregation in the Orangeburg Massacre? 02:49, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
    • Good point, I like alt1. Very concise. SilverStar54 (talk) 21:42, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

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

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I think ALT2 is the best choice, but ALT1 is also approved – nice work, SilverStar54! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:26, 16 September 2023 (UTC)