Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of African American United States Senators/archive2


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was not promoted by 10:01, 4 March 2013 (UTC).

List of African American United States Senators

 * Nominator(s): – Muboshgu (talk) 17:56, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

When this page was nominated in 2009, it was quick failed, and it's clear to see why. Now, even though there are only eight "items" for this list, I believe that the additional sources discussing the topic and the quality of the page merits featured list status, once I address any concerns. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:56, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * The opinion I expressed in the previous FLC still stands, and I do not believe 3b is met. I see no reason why this page cannot be merged into African Americans in the United States Congress, especially when looking at the similar and replaceable table at African Americans in the United States Congress. While the prose in that article needs working on, it is still somewhat redundant with this article's lead as well. Reywas92 Talk 19:55, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I understand the argument that it doesn't meet 3b. I disagree, however. There are sources that discuss the fact that only 8 African Americans have been seated in the US Senate, enough so that I believe this meets 3b. I think the Senate and House are different issues, as pointed out by the gerrymandering of House districts to make majority minority districts. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:00, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Oppose under 3b, the majority of this is covered elsewhere, as noted above. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:15, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.