A fact from Thomas W. Talley appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 March 2015 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Thomas W. Talley, longtime chair of the chemistry department at Fisk University, also published the first compilation of African-American secular folk songs? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2015/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas W. Talley.

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This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because it has been updated with information that explains the importance of this figure. -- KLindblom ( talk) 02:46, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because it now establishes the importance of Negro Folk Rhymes, Wise and Otherwise, a work of music ethnography that substantially impacted its field -- Michaelacaulfield ( talk) 04:06, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply