User:Hlaguerre/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Civil Rights Movement
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I choose this article because it talks about an time in US history where minority classes weren't given any rights and decided to fight for it and as a minority in today's society, I think its important to always know your history and the scarifies others went through to pave the way.

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The lead paragraph does include an introductory sentence by describing what the civil right movement was. Although it can be slightly edited to better word the point.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, the lead does include a description but not briefly, It gives a small bit of background into how each section ties with one another.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, the information present in the article is accurate and can be followed up by the many hyperlinks that can lead you to further facts. I do think the first line can be reworded to exclude being a bit bias towards those of European Descent.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I would say the lead is concise and overly detailed because there is a much simpler way of introducing the Civil Rights Movement while still mentioning the key points.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The articles content is relevant to the topic because it proves links to moments that impacted the movement throughout the long era.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, I believe the content is up-to-date and even now may still be edited to include other small details, from my standing point I don't think anything was missed.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? From first glance, it was already pointed out that the article wouldn't be neutral because it focuses heavily on the social and political impact towards African Americans.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes, there are claims that appear heavily biased because within the ending of the first sentence it says "with the goal of enforcing constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that white Americans already enjoyed."
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I don' think the articles intention is meant to persuade the reader in favor of any position, but instead provide historical insight to a time were African Americans had to fight and battle to be seen as equal in society.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, most facts listed are referenced to either accurate journals, archives, books, and even a few government sites as well.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources do reflect the many resources and literature that are available on the topic, and I think there are many more which can be used but to avoid constantly repeating facts, they went with the sources which touched based more heavily.
 * Are the sources current? Yes the sources are current and range from either 1972-2019, mostly the early 2000's.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is well-written and organized but it can become a bit overwhelming with all the written information.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Within the first few sections I didn't notice any spelling errors or anything grammatical
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is broken down into well-written sections but as stated beforehand the sections can tend to become a bit overwhelming with all the information.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, the article does include different images which help paint the visual of what was occurring in the different sections such as the situation with Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Desegregating Little Rock Central High School, etc.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes the images included are well-captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes the images adhere to the Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Some of the images are laid out in a visually appealing while a few others may not be, depending on the taste of the person.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? While visiting the talk page I didn't notice any recent conversations, the last one mentioned was July 4, 2018 and it was about linking the hatnote to something refereed as a dab page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The Civil Rights Moment article is rated in the C-class as a level-4 vital article in history which is also included in 10 different WikiProjects such one about the United States, United States History, Human Rights, etc.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? In class we never really touched based on this topic, we had slight mentions of it while in the Wikipedia it provides a full range of history and slight answers to any question someone may have about what occurred during this movement or what it even is about.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The status of the article is currently in the C-class and highly vital
 * What are the article's strengths? The article holds many strong strengths, one is being able to accurately evaluate the Civil Rights Movement as a whole and provide not only a written summary of each small section but reference it to the right source.
 * How can the article be improved? One thing I would say the article can improve is rewording a few items or even cutting some words down because it does tend to get a little repeating.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well-developed

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