User:Asudman/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title: Lynching in America
 * Lynching in the United States:
 * Article Evaluation: I am considering this article for my Wikipedia assignment because it provides a solid foundation for the meaning of lynching in the United States. The article includes pictures and links that help the reader understand what it was, the history behind it, and many more aspects. The article divides the article into sections and allows the reader to read and understand each section as it flows through the article. The article seems to be written neutrally, contains citations, and is relevant to the topic I am considering. This article also narrows down the focus to specifically in the United States. :
 * Sources: :New York Times "Over 2,000 Black People Were Lynched From 1865 to 1877, Study Finds": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/us/reconstruction-violence-lynchings.html

Option 2

 * Article title: Reconstruction Era
 * Reconstruction era:
 * Article Evaluation: :I have chosen my topic and the year of my topic is 1877 which is the end of the Reconstruction Era. I thought it would be important to possibly have an article discussing the Reconstruction Era which includes the topic of lynching. This article seems neutral and provides a solid foundation for the Reconstruction Era. The article is divided into sections and includes many links and photos. It contains citations and is relevant to the topic I have chosen.
 * Sources: :https://www.jstor.org/stable/40959936?seq=1

Option 3

 * Article title
 * False accusation of rape:
 * Article Evaluation
 * For the topic I have chosen, Andrew Richards was lynched because Andrew Richards was accused of rape. In the source, it does not exactly specify if it was false rape of a white woman. However, if it was, this article explains how rape and lynching are connected. The article discusses historical racism which is helpful information for my topic. The article includes photos and links. There are citations. The article seems neutral. The article also include information connected to todays cases about wrongful convictions. The article is divided into sections which makes it easier to understand. :
 * Sources
 * Davenport Democrat Newspaper : Newspaper reporting/explaining the lynching of Andrew Richards :https://www.newspapers.com/image/300032161/?clipping_id=22798994&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjMwMDAzMjE2MSwiaWF0IjoxNzA3MjY1MjMwLCJleHAiOjE3MDczNTE2MzB9.Cz6mlvmetkMR_uLyYwuWbkDPD5WDgNF02VFGgH9ZmTc

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