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The result was: promoted by — Maile (talk) 23:59, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

• ... that Marcellus Neal was the first African-American graduate of Indiana University?

• Comment: The creator's a brand-new editor, whom I know personally. Please notify me, rather than Penguin, about any issues that you find.

Created by Penguin623 (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 02:54, 23 February 2014 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough, and the hook is significant, particularly as it's currently Black History Month. The Arbutus cite, which confirms the date of his graduation, is a little sparse, but I'll assume good faith it's the 1895 copy of the yearbook and hence can be properly verified. Good to go. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:18, 24 February 2014 (UTC)