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Guatemalan genocide

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Guatemalan genocide, Mayan genocide, silent holocaust.

Although the article only received a B grade, the tone appeared to be neutral throughout most of the article and was well-sourced throughout as well. However, early in the article, information could have been sourced more heavily.

It is part of three wikiprojects: death, Guatemala, and coldwar.

Guatemalan Movement
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/pan-mayan-movement-mayans-doorway-new-millennium

Pan-Maya movement

The first article (non-wiki) was fairly detailed and outlined the many ways in which Mayan/indigenous people in Guatemala have been repressed and abused by the government, army, and politicians. Furthermore, it did an acceptable job at explaining background knowledge for individuals who may be ignorant towards the subject and blight of the indigenous people. However, in many areas, the details became slightly hazy, acting as more of a description/telling of events than as factual history (as the article was written in 1997). The article additionally failed to go into enough detail to truly be considered substantial.

The second article (wiki), a start-class article, was as bad as its rating implies. The article barely skimmed the most basic of details on the subject, lacked significant amounts of dates, facts, and other substantial and important historically knowledge to give the article any legitimacy. The wiki article failed to explain the details of the subject to a degree that would enlighten an individual ignorant on the subject. Finally, as wikipedia allows for ever-expanding articles, this specific article fails to detail recent events and long-term ramifications of the independence movement, merely stating briefly how there has been internal tension and an overarching failure to continue political momentum. Lastly, the article does not develop a connection between the actions/successes/failures of the movement in relation to the reality of Guatemalan politics and how past/current politicians and members of the ruling party have reacted.