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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk14:49, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that the likely richest black man in North America was executed for insurrection? Source: "Thomas Jeremiah was probably, in 1775, the richest man of African descent in British North America."[1]
    • ALT1: ... that Thomas Jeremiah was executed for instigating a slave insurrection despite being a slaveowner himself? Source: "Thomas Jeremiah was, despite conviction as an instigator of a slave insurrection, no slave, but an owner of slaves himself."[2]
      • ALT1a: ... that Thomas Jeremiah, a slaveowner, was executed for inciting a slave insurrection?
    • ALT2: ... that Thomas Jeremiah has become a representative for the state of blacks in the American Revolution? Source: "...Jeremiah is a representative of the restive black population--free and enslaved--that sought its own liberty during the Revolution." [3]
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277
    • Comment: Please feel free to suggest other hooks. If this DYK is approved, consider posting it on 18 August, the anniversary of the subject's execution.

Created by AjaxSmack (talk). Self-nominated at 04:35, 16 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

  • Long enough, new enough, neutral, and well referenced. Approving ALT1 or ALT1a which are interesting and cited. AGF for close paraphrasing and source verification. The supplied QPQ review is from 2020 but doesn't appear to have been claimed before. 97198 (talk) 11:23, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]