Talk:Court-martial of William T. Colman

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:15, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that the court-martial of William T. Colman, commander of a U.S. air base, created a storm of protest when he was merely reduced in rank after shooting a black soldier? Source: Here ("The verdict raised such a storm of protest that a review of the court martial proceedings was ordered by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson."). Also here (calling the verdict merely reducing his rank "equivalent to acquittal")
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Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:50, 30 August 2022 (UTC).

• sources, length, hook check out. Maybe reword hook slightly for better flow but that’s a stylistic judgement call. Volunteer Marek 19:59, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

One possible concern, though I don’t think this should disqualify the nomination, is that the article is based mostly on primary, contemporaneous sources - it’d be good to find some more recent secondary sources that cover the subject. Volunteer Marek 20:03, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

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What happened to McRae? Volunteer Marek 20:00, 3 September 2022 (UTC)