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Article evaluation

"Civil Rights Act of 1964"

Content


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Orderly and relevant.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * As the name suggests, this article is written about a nearly half century old topic. Information is reasonably to date, with that in mind. Many functional sourcing and proper grammar.
 * What else could be improved?
 * from history, Sen (SC) Strom Thurmond gave the longest filibuster for the Civil Rights Act of 1957, spanning little over 24 hours. In the article, this can be highlighted to show the immense opposition to Civil Rights Acts in American history. Thurmond was mentioned by name in the article, so this blurb of information would add to content.

Tone


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Article is presented in a respectful neutral tone. In article 8, there is much coverage, unlike the other articles. This suggests controversy, not necessarily a biased position.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Major viewpoint of race. Not until the middle of article are women rights issues significantly addressed.

Sources


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * As expected, all hyperlinks work. Sources seem to support claims.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Yes, sources come from factual statistics and governmental websites.

Talk page


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Mostly semantics, as in "Accepted."
 * There is one talk page about MLK and Malcom X being underrepresented in the article.
 * I agree with their viewpoint and would like to make a contribution to better the project.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Yes, Human rights, US history, Law, US public policy, and civil rights movements.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia discussion is more formal than I imagined.

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