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Ralph E. Brock
- ... that Ralph E. Brock (pictured) was the first academically trained African-American forester in the United States? Source: https://paheritage.wpengine.com/article/reviving-revising-reputation-ralph-elwood-brock/ "The Pennsylvania Negro Business Directory for 1910 identified him as “probably the only experienced forester of the colored race in Pennsylvania. He has spent a great deal of his time making a study of this very important question: how to preserve our forests.”"
Created by Topshelver (talk). Nominated by MyCatIsAChonk (talk) at 23:45, 11 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ralph E. Brock; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Article not created by MyCatIsAChonk and the fact, while spelt out as such in the article, is not directly supported by the quotation provided. ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:34, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
- Credits updated :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 09:59, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Pbritti: I realize I forgot to attribute the creator, and I apologize. On the topic of sourcing, here's two more sources that link to the claim in the article: a Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine article and another magazine article from the Forest History Society. I've cited these in the article. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 22:58, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Pbritti: Is there anything else you would like me to do? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 00:48, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Pbritti: I realize I forgot to attribute the creator, and I apologize. On the topic of sourcing, here's two more sources that link to the claim in the article: a Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine article and another magazine article from the Forest History Society. I've cited these in the article. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 22:58, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
- Credits updated :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 09:59, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
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@MyCatIsAChonk: I am terribly sorry–I must have missed your first ping. Please bear with me a moment. Again, my sincerest apologies. ~ Pbritti (talk) 00:51, 24 February 2023 (UTC)