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FYI, would love to do the GA review of this, but not formally claiming it in case someone else can get to it before I do. —
Luis (
talk) 15:47, 31 May 2018 (UTC)reply
Birth date?
I can't find Mack 2012 online, but Canton says 1898 rather than 1897 - any idea what the source of the discrepancy is there? —
Luis (
talk) 05:15, 3 June 2018 (UTC)reply
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline.
2b.
reliable sources are
cited inline. All content that
could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
Fn. 16 (the Sphinx) does not seem to support the claim that this was a "first"?
Fn. 33 (Murray) does not seem to support the sentence - doesn't mention Alexander at all?
(Still reviewing; have made it to the Trenton Six.)
Will review this article. It looks ripe for promotion already, but I'll try to be as thorough as possible. Stay tuned.
MX (
✉ •
✎) 23:14, 13 October 2018 (UTC)reply
Overall, this article is excellently written. I enjoyed it a lot. Below are a few issues / suggestions before passing this nomination. Thank you!
MX (
✉ •
✎) 03:05, 14 October 2018 (UTC)reply
Early life and education
Later, looking back on his time at the Met – Is the "Met" an official acronym of the Metropolitan Opera House? If not, I would suggest adding a ( ) after Metropolitan Opera House and using the shorter version later.
Alexander attended the University of Pennsylvania on a merit scholarship and became the first black graduate of the Wharton School of Business in 1920. – Link both schools
(As he was not yet barred, Alexander hired an attorney to represent him.) – I think this would work without parenthesis.
Legal career
a white Republican former Congressman with a small office in the city – I would link Republican for those non-American readers unfamiliar with the word.
After she was convicted and sentenced to death – Just a suggestion, but how do you feel about linking
sentenced to death with "Capital punishment in Pennsylvania"?
joined the National Bar Association, an association ... – Add (NBA) after National Bar Association since it is used later.
Though the NBA, Alexander began – Misspelled; should be "Through".
Berwyn desegregation case
Schnader, now running for governor, now promised to find a solution – using "now" twice sounds a bit awkward. Consider rephrasing.
Growing prestige
the country at National Bar Association events – I would stick with the acronym NBA, per above.
would not receive a fair trial in the South – link
fair trial
Trenton Six
Trenton police induced confessions from five of the six – link
Trenton police
the legal arm of the communist party – Which community party? Can we link it too?
prohibited the CRC from representing – Add (CRC) after the Civil Rights Congress mention in the previous sentences
himself from the CLC and other communist groups – Not sure what CLC is since this acronym was not mentioned earlier.
Seeking judicial nomination
At that time, Republicans dominated Philadelphia's political scene – Unlink Republican here since you will be linking it above, per
WP:OVERLINK
Sadie Alexander had followed her husband's political shift – Shouldn't it be "Mossell", as used in earlier paragraphs?
President Harry S. Truman appointed her to his Committee on Civil Rights – If it hasn't been linked before, please link the article:
President's Committee on Civil Rights
the school would eventually desegregate – tidy it up to "the school eventually desegregated"
City Council
He won reelection in 1955 with an – I think the right way to say it is "He won the reelection ..."
While there, Alexander continued – While where? It's a bit unclear.
found the required two-thirds vote in Council to make it on to the ballot for popular approval – Feel free to put 2⁄3 if you'd like
Judge
demanded that a grand jury be convened to investigate Democratic corruption in City Hall – What is "City Hall"? Is that another way of saying local / city government?
Meanwhile, he spoke out against black separatism, calling it "reverse racism." – link
black separatism; could be an interesting read
Sources
All checks out. Sources are reliable, formatted properly, etc. I have a question, however. Why is Source #21 not formatted the same way at the bottom like the others?
Infobox
Have you considered adding one? I think it would be a value-added for our readers.
@
MX: Thank you for the thorough review. My changes are
here, and should address your concerns. The only one I left out, I think, was referring to Sadie Alexander as "Mossell" after her marriage. I think that since she changed her name, we should reintroduce her that way. Everything else, I think, is as you've suggested. --
Coemgenus (
talk) 21:22, 14 October 2018 (UTC)reply
Thank you. This article passes. Congratulations!
MX (
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✎) 22:45, 14 October 2018 (UTC)reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.