Talk:John Brown Russwurm
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If he came from Jamaica, is he still considered an African-American? --Mo-Al 02:59, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- If he became a U.S. citizen at some point, yes. TruthbringerToronto 04:25, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] African-American graduate
This article indicates he was the third African-American to graduate from an American college - the 'Alumni of Bowdoin College' says the second - which is correct?? --Dumarest 22:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not sure where you're getting the 'second' info from, so I can't say. I checked out the refs and they all seem to say 'first from BC, thought third in US colleges overall'. Where's your original source? If it's the Bowdoin College article, I just changed it to say he was the first 'cause the refs in this article all agree on first. WLU 19:58, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
From the List of Bowdoin College people [John Brown Russwurm 1826, second black college graduate in the United States; founder of Freedom's Journal, America's first black newspaper (1827); governor of Maryland County in Liberia (1836-41)] --Dumarest 11:39, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
- Wikipedia, ironically, does not count as a reliable source. I'd stick with the external figures.--WLU 13:29, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Then I would guess I or you ought to edit the List of Bowdoin College people article to correct the fault. --Dumarest 17:16, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
- I volunteer you for the task :) I spent far too long bringing the article for an obscure American publisher up to scratch already. WLU 17:44, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Immigration to Maryland
The text indicates he encouraged immigration "to" Maryland. That can't really be correct - he was the governor of the Maryland section of Liberia, so it would be immigration to that section, not simply Maryland - unless the meaning should be "from" Maryland. --Dumarest 12:06, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
