Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Action Movement


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   KEEP. Another article saved by the AfD process. Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 05:34, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Black Action Movement

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There is a complete lack of referencing here. Notability, if any, falls under African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement or other similar articles. Every year students find reasons to protest their universities, they don't all deserve a Wikipedia article. This material needs no more than a sentence or two on the main university article. Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 22:43, 19 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep I've added various references, based on Google Search. See in particular the Ann Arbor Chronicle 40-year retrospective article which is very informative on the events. And Google Books turns up several more discussions that I haven't added. AllyD (talk) 23:08, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you AllyD, those sources bring the article back into Wikipedia standards. I'll go ahead and close this. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 05:30, 21 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Per AllyD's arguments, and the fact that there is more out there than we have both added in terms of news coverage. Currently, there are six independent references on the page, and many more out there on the internet. Less than 24 hours ago, you CSD'd the page with the remark that it was a duplicate of the movement from 1965-1968, and should be deleted as such. It was declined on the grounds that it was more specific than that. Also, I go to a large university, and I have participated in a protest, but it paled in comparison to what these accomplished. If it was one event, that would be one thing, but the fact that it was brought back twice more under the same name (which in and of itself is a rare thing to do) shows that it was deemed notable enough to warrant action. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:32, 19 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. This AfD has successfully extorted users to add sources.  —  AjaxSmack   02:46, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't go that far, as that was kind of the plan all along (see my response to Sue on my talk page). Still, I would like to commend Ally for her action, as she helped to spur me on to do it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:18, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes Kevin, you guys are awesome! The article looks really good now. Be well. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 05:31, 21 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep I don't think the nominator made any effot to look at sources such as here, here and and here. And fyi it isn't just any school. University of Michigan is friggin huge. Are you joking?? PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 09:25, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.