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Article Evaluation "Civil Rights Movement"

Content- Everything in this article is related to the Civil Rights movement. The article is up to date and even included a section about the "long run impact" which talks about the effect the civil rights movement has on people today (2018). One thing that could be improved is structure. I thought some of the wording in some sections was a little confusing, and it distracted me from what was being said.

Tone- The article was generally written form a neutral viewpoint and for the most part is not bias. There are a few sections section where there seems to be a slight bias toward one side, and there is one section that has previously been tagged by wikipedia for having biased information. However, overall the article is generally from a neutral viewpoint.

Sources- There are a few facts throughout the article where the citation is missing, and there are some sources that are connected to links that do not work. However, for the most part sources are cited and the links lead to reliable, neutral sites.

Talk Page- There are many different types of conversations  going on on the "Civil Rights Movement" page. In some cases it is people asking questions and others answering, there are some conversations where people are asking people for evidence to back up what they are saying. There are also several conversations where people seem to be getting defensive over people editing their work, most likely because civil rights can be a sensitive topic for people. Generally people are debating things that should or should not be added to the page, and for the most part people are having civil conversations. However, compared to our class discussions which are very calm and controlled, I feel like people on the wikipedia talk page are more aggressive with their opinions. This article is a level 4 vital article and has received a C-Class rating. This article is related to 8 Wikiprojects.

Article Evaluation "Civil rights Act of 1964"

Content- Everything in the article is related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The article is up to date and includes a section talking about how Attorney General Jeff Sessions withdrew Attorney General Eric Holder's memorandum that stated "Title VII encompassed the prohibition of discrimination based on gender identity or transgender status" in October of 2017. I thought this article was well written and easy to follow. I like how the vote totals are separated out and listed in bullet points, it makes it a lot easier to read. I also think it is helpful that all of the titles are bolded and described. Other than re-wording a few sentences to make them flow better, I would not do much to change this article.

Tone- This article is written from a neutral viewpoint and for the most part is not bias. This article states the facts of what the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is and the steps that were taken in order for it to pass. The article also includes a section on amendments that have been made to the Act, the controversial views of the act and the influence the act has had on other legislation dealing with civil rights. There are a few small sections of the article where I there seemed to be a bias; however for the most part the article was neutral.

Sources- There is on fact under Title IX that is missing a citation. This page has some citations that do not work and some that do not have high credibility, but for the most part the sources that are cited are reliable, neutral sources.

Talk Page-The conversations happening on the talk page consist mostly of people asking questions and people checking facts that are stated. This article is related to 8 Wikiprojects, most of which are rated class B. Our in class discussions are generally very calm and controlled and I feel like the discussions on this talk page are similar to discussions we will have in class. People on the talk page are always providing sources, or asking others to provide sources for the information they bring to the table.