User:Arjunvaidya94/sandbox

I love to play basketball.

History
The game of basketball, as we know it today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts to condition young athletes during the winter.

Annotated Bibliography
1. "Donzaleigh Abernathy." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Literature Resource Center. Web. 5 Mar. 2015. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1000154369&v=2.1&u=umd_um&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w&asid=709710a142365457b52e2616f2e33827

This is a very in depth biography that details Abernathy's life and career. Abernathy is an actor and writer, having taken a part in dozens of T.V. shows and films,. She graduated from Emerson College. She was born in 1957 in Georgia, right at the peak of the civil rights movement. Her father is the late civil rights leader Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and thus she was able to witness many pivotal moments in the civil rights movement as a child. Her father and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.--whom Rev. Abernathy's children were close friends. Abernathy participated in many protests against segregation, including the 1963 march on Washington and the 1965 march from Selma to Birmingham, Alabama. As an actress, Abernathy often plays roles that continue her commitment to the civil rights movement and African-American history. This piece is a relevant source since it provides so much information on all the works that she has been involved as well as providing information like what her motivation and influences are. The source meets the Wikipedia standard for reliable source as it is a secondary source published on authentic educational website, Gale, Cengage Learning.

2. Pryce, Vinette K. "Civil rights daughter fights civil war for 'Gods and Generals'." New York Amsterdam News 13 Feb. 2003: 27. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Mar. 2015. http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=505a5290-0658-4c1d-9909-535a903268b2%40sessionmgr4003&vid=0&hid=4107&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=9160590

This news article reviews Abernathy's role in the film "Gods and Generals," which is a drama that came out in 2003. Abernathy plays the role of a slave who is placed in a position where she is able to take charge and actively help the confederates in their efforts during the civil war. Abernathy is lauded for her role, with the author stating that "Donzaleigh Abernathy portrays a very different image of a slave" than one would typically think of. This news article is relevant to my wikipedia page since it gives direct insight on the type of roles that Abernathy takes. It seems that most of her roles display her deep connection to African-American history, and also at the same time she plays roles in which her character (a woman) is in an empowered position. This source meets the Wikipedia standard because it is a secondary source, published in an established news outlet.

3. "Ralph Abernathy's daughter, Donzaleigh, gets role in TV western drama, 'Ned Blessing'."Jet; August 23 1993, Vol. 84, p38-39, 2p. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Mar. 2015. http://books.google.com/books?id=McEDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

This article from the Jet magazine talks about Abernathy, since she was making news by landing a role in a western drama, but also does a really good job in just talking about Abernathy's upbringing, what her childhood was like, and what ultimately led her to become an actress. Abernathy talks about how close her family was to Dr. King's, and how she and her siblings along with King's children performed for their parents. She goes on to say that doing those performances was what really got her into acting. The article talks about her education, and also describes how Abernathy was able to get her first job in acting. I think that this article is relevant to my Wikipedia page for Abernathy because it does such a good job in highlighting her upbringing in ways other sources have not. The details about her family's closeness to the King's, as well as the path that she took to be where she is right now is very useful information. Also, this source meets the Wikipedia standards for a reliable source since it is a secondary source, and is published in a well-established medium.