Talk:Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

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Did you know... that at only 54 mi (87 km) long, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorating the Voting Rights March of 1965 is the shortest National Historic Trail in America?

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 11:30, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that at only 54 miles long the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorating the Voting Rights March of 1965 is the shortest National Historic Trail in America? Source: "At 54 miles, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail is the shortest of America’s 19 National Historic Trails" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rahawahaile/selma-civil-rights-hiking

Comment: The page was a re-direct previously, but I removed that and added more content today.

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Self-nominated at 15:41, 19 June 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Overall: I cleaned up the citations in the article, but please be sure to include all possible details next time. Citation 3 doesn't seem to be a reliable source. The Route section isn't organized all that well, as dividing it by mode of transport doesn't really work. Sounder Bruce 06:56, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking the time to review! I looked at the about us section for Culture Trip (source 3) and from the industry award they've received, it seemed like they were a well-trusted travel review site - see https://theculturetrip.com/about-us/ - always happy to be corrected though! I've added a couple of further citations and am going to have a look at the structure - though I'd found it quite useful! As ever, thanks for the feedback! (Lajmmoore (talk) 07:44, 21 June 2020 (UTC))[reply]

Lajmmoore: Culture Trip seems to be promoting its app rather than producing journalistic content. It needs to be removed in order to have this ready for DYK. Sounder Bruce 07:17, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SounderBruce: Thanks for the reply, I've moved the reference to an external link at the bottom and re-cited the info, with some additional sources too. Going to do a bit more work on the route section, which I agree could be fuller! (Lajmmoore (talk) 17:04, 22 June 2020 (UTC))[reply]

Lajmmoore: I had to revert some of the additions, as they seem to be pointing to effects of the system as a whole rather than just this specific trail. I do need you to add an appropriate page number for the 40th anniversary citation, and to make sure that American English spelling is used throughout the article. Sounder Bruce 06:40, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to approve this earlier. The ALT0 is good to go. Sounder Bruce 02:18, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much! @SounderBruce: (Lajmmoore (talk) 07:16, 9 July 2020 (UTC))[reply]

Notes

Just moved this reverted change to here, I wonder whether a different phrasing would make it a good addition to a section of education and the trail?

This is part of a wider awareness that our sense of the civil rights era can be strengthened by being physically present at its places.^[1] Research has shown that students retain historical information at a higher rate when learning at these sites.^[2]

References

^ United States. National Park System Advisory, B., Franklin, J. H. and National Geographic, S. (2001). Rethinking the National Parks for the 21st Century: National Park System Advisory Board Report 2001: National Geographic Society.
^ America's largest classroom : what we learn from our national parks. Thompson, Jessica (Jessica Leigh),, Houseal, Ana K., 1963-, Cook, Abigail M., 1995-, Chen, Milton,. Oakland, California. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-520-97455-5. OCLC 1141021418.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

[1] United States. National Park System Advisory, B., Franklin, J. H. and National Geographic, S. (2001). Rethinking the National Parks for the 21st Century: National Park System Advisory Board Report 2001: National Geographic Society.

[2] America's largest classroom : what we learn from our national parks. Thompson, Jessica (Jessica Leigh),, Houseal, Ana K., 1963-, Cook, Abigail M., 1995-, Chen, Milton,. Oakland, California. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-520-97455-5. OCLC 1141021418.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

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