Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John R. Holmes
There are a few more books that mention his death in 1892,{{cite book | author=Virginia Writers' Project | title=Virginia: A Guide to the Old Dominion | publisher=Oxford University Press | series=American guide series | year=1941 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTASAAAAYAAJ | access-date=May 31, 2018 | page=82 | quote=John R. Holmes, a Negro candidate for State senator in 1892, was shot to death by a white man in Charlotte County. This act, described as 'a very extreme example of intimidation,' solved the dilemma for the district, since no other Negro ...}}{{cite book | last=Williams | first=J.E. | title=The Progres&#91;s&#93;ive Free Negroes in the United States Before Abraham Lincoln and After | year=1965 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=awQJAQAAIAAJ | access-date=May 31, 2018 | page=110 | quote=There was, John R. Holmes a Negro candidate for State Senator in 1892, he was shot to death by a Klan white man in Charlotte County. This act was described as a very extreme example of intimidation, which solved the dilemma for the ...}}{{cite book | last=Bennett | first=L. | last2=Berry | first2=L.H. | title=I wouldn't take nothin' for my journey: two centuries of an Afro-American minister's family | publisher=Johnson Pub. Co. | year=1979 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2VmAAAAMAAJ | access-date=May 31, 2018 | page=89 | quote=Violence and intimidation accelerated, and when John R. Holmes, a Negro candidate for State Senator in 1892, was shot to death by a white man in Charlotte County, no other Negro candidates presented themselves for election to State or ...}} but judging by the snippet view, they do not tell us more than the WPA source. I searched for a possible -R target, and ... found him mentioned of all places in Virginia elections of 1869: {{mono|"John R. Holmes, an African American, was assassinated while campaigning for a state senate seat."}} and was not surprised to see the addition was made by FA in Special:Diff/831941829/831942063. I have removed it, and I will leave it up to you who know the subject matter better to add a mention of Joseph R. Holmes if it is relevant, and maybe have a look at FA's additions and adjust the intro. I have moved the article back to Virginia gubernatorial election, 1869, a title that is consistent with other titles in :Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections
— User:Sam, 08:51, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:ATD (Wikipedia:Deletion policy)