Template:Did you know nominations/March 14, 1891 lynchings

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The result was: promoted by Jolly Ω Janner 08:25, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

March 14, 1891 lynchings[edit]

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Speaker inciting the mob in New Orleans on March 14, 1891

... that after the March 14, 1891 lynchings of eleven Italians in New Orleans, Louisiana, Italy recalled its U.S. ambassador in protest?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Reynelda Muse
Comment: I cited a page that can't be previewed on Google books. Here are a couple of online sources: [1][2]

5x expanded by Rosekelleher (talk). Self-nominated at 23:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC).

Interesting article that has recently been expanded five-fold. Meets copyvio, image release, hook interest, length, and other requirements. Good to go. LavaBaron (talk) 07:30, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

It just occurred to me that this one might be misleading (or misconstrued) if posted during black history month. I didn't think about the timing when I nominated it.

Save this hook for use on MainPage on March 14, 2016, the 125th anniversary? --PFHLai (talk) 09:22, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Good idea! --Rosekelleher (talk) 21:45, 20 February 2016 (UTC)