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AfC reviewer Comment: Does not appear to satisfy WP:ACADEMIC. Mkdwtalk 20:48, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
I don't think that is the relevant criteria. His notability rises from his civil rights work close to MLK. His later academic work only flushes out the bio. Legacypac (talk) 02:49, 10 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
