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The result was: promoted by
Rlink2 (
talk) 00:12, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
... that in 1958, Virginia Ali and her husband
Ben Ali founded
Ben's Chili Bowl, a landmark Washington, D.C. restaurant where
Martin Luther King Jr.,
Jesse Jackson, and
Stokely Carmichael would often eat? Source: “I can still recall the excitement and eager anticipation when Ben and I first envisioned our optimistic new venture. It was born on a bright and sunny Aug. 22, 1958.” “ Martin Luther King Jr. visited us often to share his dream over a Chili Half Smoke and cup of coffee. I remember when Jesse Jackson and Stokely Carmichael would sit with him, and the three of them would dream together of the beautiful, more integrated society that we all envisioned while still living in a segregated nation. ” Washington Business Journal
Overall: New article is long enough and well sourced, with no copyvio. Hook is cited and tasty. qpq has already been done so this one's ready.
BuySomeApples (
talk) 02:47, 26 February 2022 (UTC)