Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White Terror (United States)

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White Terror (United States)

The result was Delete. Alabamaboy 00:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just created this article to separate it from the article on other White Terrors to which it seemed to have no relationship, however on googling for sources I'm starting to think that this is complete OR. Does this name have any respectability and or common use? I'll leave to others to decide. Nwe 16:10, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There seems to be some usage, but it is not widespread. The one book cited uses the term in its title, but the book is #815,050 on Amazon, and is not sold by Amazon themselves - just used and outside vendors. It seems like an insiders term from African-American Studies departments. MarkBul 16:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon.com sales rank does not mean the book isn't a a valid source. You're not going to find many books with a high sales rank on plenty of academic subjects that belong in an encyclopedia. The book was published by a major university (Louisiana State University), meaning it probably underwent some form of editorial review and is suitable as a source. The real question to ask is did the term "white terror" as used in the article originate from this book, and has it been used since? Sbacle 15:44, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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John Vandenberg 13:42, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply
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Delete. This hardly be defined as "white terror". There is Ku Klux Klan article and others.Biophys 01:34, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Wknight94 (talk) 11:14, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. POV catchall term for topic already covered by Ku Klux Klan, Racism in the United States, Lynching in the United States, and so forth. --Dhartung | Talk 03:54, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.