Talk:Gowan Pamphlet

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Did you know... that in 1772, Gowan Pamphlet (pictured) was ordained while still a slave?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:35, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Portrait of Gowan Pamphlet

... that Gowan Pamphlet (pictured) was at one point the only ordained African American preacher of any denomination in the American Colonies? Source: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/explore/nation-builders/gowan-pamphlet/
- ALT1: ... that in 1772, Gowan Pamphlet (pictured) was ordained while still a slave?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zhubing yuanhou lun
- Comment: Maybe image needs a slight crop to have that upper black edge removed, but I'm not a pro at that. Maybe there are other hooks possible, who knows.

Created by DMVHistorian (talk). Nominated by LordPeterII (talk) at 20:44, 2 November 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I prefer ALT1 but both are interesting. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 14:58, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]