Template:Did you know nominations/Slavery by Another Name

Slavery by Another Name

 * ... that Slavery by Another Name argues that slavery in the United States continued after the Civil War?
 * Reviewed: Pilot (Devious Maids)

5x expanded by Khazar2 (talk). Self nominated at 19:20, 7 July 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg The proposed hook is not precise, and a bit sensationalist. Yes, slavery in the United States ended after the civil war, period. That's a fact of life. The sense that the hook conveys (that, even if slavery was abolished, social and racial inequality persisted) should be better described by other words, such as "redefined" Cambalachero (talk) 02:47, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Just to be clear, are you saying that this is an inaccurate summary of the book, or are you directly objecting to Blackmon's conclusions? He uses the word "slavery" hundreds of times to describe post-Civil War conditions, including in the book's title. The article cites a half-dozen reliable sources that summarize his argument in the same language. I'm not sure I understand the nature of your objection. -- Khazar2 (talk) 03:11, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Though some may consider Blackmon's conclusions to be sensational, this hook is not sensationalist. Indeed, it's hard to imagine a more precise and neutral description of what the book argues. Slavery did not "end" after the Civil War; it became conditionally illegal. The claim that "social and racial inequality persisted" is accurate and important but not a fitting description—nor Blackmon's description—of being arrested for vagrancy and worked to death in a coal mine. groupuscule (talk) 04:56, 8 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I have to agree with Khazar and Groupuscule: this is an accurate summary of the book's main point. Our agreement with what the book argues is not a valid criteria. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:12, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Very well, it is not a major problem anyway, and if 2 other users agree that it is not a problem at all, then I will decline my concern about it. Cambalachero (talk) 12:32, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks--I appreciate your reviewing. -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:05, 8 July 2013 (UTC)