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A fact from Black Student Union appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 October 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that within a year after the first Black Student Union was founded at San Francisco State College in March 1966, it had a presence at every state college in California?
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... that within a year after the first Black Student Union was founded at San Francisco State College in March 1966, it had a presence at every state college in California? Source: SFGATE: "Within a year, the BSU was at every state college in California."
ALT1:... that the rise of the Black Power movement and alienation faced by Black students on predominantly white college campuses in the United States both influenced the creation of Black Student Unions? Source: Joy Ann Williamson in The Journal of Negro Education: "Black student alienation at PWCUs, coupled with a growing racial consciousness among Blacks nationwide due to the spread of the Black Power movement, influenced the rise of Black student unions.
Overall: Looks great to me! There is plenty of material for alt hooks in the article, which is very interesting, but I like the proposed hook. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 18:50, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]