Talk:1834 Philadelphia race riot/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) 15:04, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

I'll get to this in the next few days. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:04, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• Lead:
  • "with restrictions on African Americans participation in civic life" should be either "with restrictions on African Americans' participation in civic life" or "with restrictions on African American participation in civic life" normally I'd just correct, but it's kinda a style choice between the two and figured I'd leave it up to the main editor
    • Changed to the first recommendation.
  • "and the death of an African American man by beating." suggest "and the beating todeath of an African American man."
    • Changed to suggestion.
• Philadelphia in the early 1800s:
  • Suggestion only, not required, but perhaps change "grew as homes to both African Americans" to "grew as residences to both African Americans" to avoid the slight confusion possible with the fact that "home" can have two meanings - the "place" as well as "building" where folks live
    • Changed to "residences".
  • "had debuted a minstrel show featuring blackface actors playing Zip Coon at the Arch Street Theatre to much fanfare" - I'm going to assume that this particular role of Zip Coon was very racist and protrayed Blacks in a bad light? If so, we should probably explain this as the linked article isn't very helpful in determining this.
    • Added additional context.
• Riot
  • "The mob was eventually dispersed by law enforcement officials and a posse of several hundred citizens.[21] By the time the mob was dispersed by law enforcement officials and a posse of several hundred citizens" repetitive - suggest rewording somehow
    • Reworded. Not sure how I missed the repetition there, but I deleted the repeated part from the second sentence.
• Aftermath:
  • "Damages ranged between $4,000 and $6,000." this is for the entire riot? Seems a bit low - can we get estimates for what this means in "current" money? Also, this reads a bit awkward - perhaps "Estimates for the damage done during the riot range from $4000 to $6000 " then give conversion?
    • Rephrased sentence, added inflation.
  • "(published in Annapolis, Maryland)" what does this bit do in helping us understand the riot? Otherwise it just seems like unnecessary verbiage
    • I included that to show the national coverage, but I suppose that's already captured in the name of the newspaper itself, so I removed it.
• I randomly googled three phrases and only turned up Wikipedia mirrors. Earwig's tool shows no sign of copyright violation.
• Spot checks:
  • "During the 1830s, many large cities in the northern United States, such as Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia, experienced several major riots, with causes including election disputes, labor issues, and racial tensions." is sourced to this source pp. 187-189 which supports the information
  • "Highlighting the resentment against African Americans during this time, historian Barbara Lewis notes that in June 1834, just two months prior to the outbreak of the race riot, performer George Washington Dixon had debuted a minstrel show featuring blackface actors playing Zip Coon at the Arch Street Theatre to much fanfare." is sourced to this source p. 269 which supports the information
  • "Many African Americans attempted to flee the city during the rioting by crossing the Delaware River and entering nearby New Jersey," is sourced to this source p. 66 which supports the information

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth (talk) 16:03, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Ealdgyth, just wanted to reach out to let you know that I have made some edits to the page to address some of the concerns you had in the review. Thank you again for this review, and if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out. -JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:13, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Looks good! This was a real nice little article ... great work! Passing this now. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:41, 16 February 2023 (UTC)