Template:Did you know nominations/Lynching of Samuel Smith


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:33, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Lynching of Samuel Smith

 * ... that Samuel Smith, a 15-year-old African-American man, was lynched in Nolensville near Nashville, Tennessee on December 15, 1924, but no one was ever convicted? ;
 * Reviewed: Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner

Created by Zigzig20s (talk). Self-nominated at 05:38, 8 May 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Sad and interesting, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. Hook: qhat do you think about saying the same thing like this:
 * ALT1: ... that after the African-American Samuel Smith was lynched at age 15 in Nolensville, Tennessee, in 1924, no lyncher was ever convicted?
 * Suggestions for the article: Consider to have a given name with Jim and Samuel Smith, because it's confusing enough. Do we say "the hanged figure"? (May be my limited English.) Fine otherwise, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:48, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I added "Nashville" to the hook because he was taken out of his hospital room there, and it is a better known location (a city). Also the plaque with his name is there. So I think it should appear in the lede.Zigzig20s (talk) 16:01, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * If you want Nashville (again), take out Nolensville, - too much geography when we want to focus on the atrocity. Tennessee is well-known. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:05, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Are you sure we can't have both? He was dragged out of his hospital room in Nashville but lynched in Nolensville. I think "Nolensville near Nashville" is not that tiresome.Zigzig20s (talk) 16:27, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I tried to solve the Jim Smith/Samuel Smith confusion, and I changed "hanged figure" to "hanged man." Is this better please?Zigzig20s (talk) 21:55, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, better. Word a hook with both places if you think that's needed - we don't have to say it all - but link only one, to avoid a sea of blue ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Do you think our readers might drown?Zigzig20s (talk) 22:33, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I guess your ALT1 is OK if you insist.Zigzig20s (talk) 02:58, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I hate the word "insist" ;) - My experience: more links in a hook meen less attention for the main thing.
 * ALT2: ... that after the African-American Samuel Smith was lynched at age 15 in Nolensville near Nashville, Tennessee, in 1924, no lyncher was ever convicted?
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I approve both, let's see what the prep builder thinks. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:10, 9 May 2018 (UTC)