Template:Did you know nominations/Maestas vs. George H. Shone

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:10, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Maestas vs. George H. Shone

  • ... that, though quickly forgotten afterwards, Francisco Maestas et al. v. George H. Shone et al. was the first legal victory against educational segregation in the United States? Lobato, Sylvia (2018-05-12). "School lawsuit from 1914 remembered". Alamosa News. News Media Corporation. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

Created by Evrik (talk). Self-nominated at 04:29, 19 April 2020 (UTC).

  • @Evrik: Everything looks good, but there is one potential concern that I have. epicgenius (talk) 19:06, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
  • Thanks, I did some more editing based on your comments. --evrik (talk) 20:03, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: Yes
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
  • Other problems: No - I think court cases are typically italicized, so the bold text should be in italics too.
    • Not needed, but Though quickly forgotten afterwards, it is the first victory against educational segregation can be clarified: "it is the first legal victory".
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Most of the copyvio matches are for a single quote. epicgenius (talk) 19:06, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

  • Can we post this on May 5? --evrik (talk) 14:28, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
  • evrik, what makes May 5 a special occasion with regard to this nomination? The only date in the article is April 17, 1914, in the infobox, the date of the decision. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
  • Well, on May 5, people in the US focus on all things Mexican, if it were to go up any day in the next month, why not then? I may be able to find a photo. --evrik (talk) 16:45, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
  • Ah, Cinco de Mayo. Forgot about that, my apologies. Moving to special occasions section for Cinco de Mayo. Thanks for the reminder. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)