Talk:Leon Claxton#Pivot

{{ping|FloridaArmy}} I think you'd end up with a much stronger article by pivoting to an article on Harlem in Havana, and covering/redirecting Claxton there. He doesn't appear to have notability outside of HiH, and far more on the show can be covered at an article on it than under this article. ^~Hydronium^~Hydroxide^~(Talk)~ 01:27, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

:Harlem in Havana is also notable. Claxton was an influential leader in the African American community, had a history as a performer, and was a prominent hotel owner. Definitely notable. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:30, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

:[http://showmensmuseum.org/girl-show-revues/hep-cats-leon-claxtons-first-girl-show/ Here's an interesting entry] on an earlier show for example. It also notes he and his wife were Tampa's first African American millionaires. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:33, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

:FYI, one of Claxton's granddaughters has been working on a documentary film about him and his shows. Been in the works for a while so we'll see what comes of it.. [http://southerndocumentaryfund.org/projects/jig-show-leon-claxtons-harlem-in-havana/ See here] FloridaArmy (talk) 01:37, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

:There's also this documentary effort [https://www.harleminhavana.com/p/the-producer.html here] where some of his accomplishments are noted. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:40, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

::Significant RS coverage of him separate from HiH appears extremely limited. harleminhavana.com is also created by his granddaughter. It's debatable whether showmensmuseum.org can be used as a direct source. First African American millionaires in Tampa is noteworthy but not in itself notable. Claxton Manor was a motel in the days of the Green Book. ^~Hydronium^~Hydroxide^~(Talk)~ 02:28, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

:There is no need to remove this article. I've expanded it a little, drawing on Claxton's obituary in Jet magazine ([https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RrgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=Leon+Claxton&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK3q-LxYfmAhWUUhUIHYB7CKUQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=Leon%20Claxton&f=false here]) and other sources. More can be done, and articles need to be created on the Royal American Shows themselves, and perhaps on their founder Carl J. Sedlmayr. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:21, 26 November 2019 (UTC)