User:Lackes.uw/Creoles of color/Isobel.w18 Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Lackes.uw


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * Creoles of color


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)

Evaluate the drafted changes
Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

I found everything in the article to be relevant to the article topic. Nothing distracted me in particularly, though I found the main "History" section to be relatively long and would benefit from being broken up into a few different sections. There could be sections on before the Louisiana Purchase and after the Louisiana Purchase, for example, as well as a section on the role of Creoles of color in the Civil Rights movement.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

The article seems to try to take an objective/neutral tone.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

There isn't much information on Creoles of color outside of the American South. I also think that it's important to distinguish how the Creole identity has been used in the US versus in the Caribbean and elsewhere, because this article makes it seem as though the label Creole is only used in the US South. Making this clarification explicit could be helpful for a reader.

Check the citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

The links I checked work, but the number of in-text citations is relatively low, and there are some specific statements that need

Is each fact supported by an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

A lot of these sources are primary sources, especially those created in the 19th and 20th century. Not all facts have a reference right after. There is a bibliography with many sources and a solid variety of types of sources. The external links include many news articles and a few academic works that discuss specific aspects of Creole identities in the US South. There are some secondary sources that are newspaper article style, and a few other academic books and journals.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that should be added?

Talking about the origins of the word Creole could be interesting and add to this article. As well, I found that the jump from a very broad history of Creoles of color to very specific musical contributions was a little abrupt. I think that, to best incorporate the arts section, it could be interesting to include sections on writing and publications, activism, and a handful of other categories.

It could also be interesting to elaborate more on New Orleans as a center for Creole culture and history, specific places within New Orleans, social stratification within the city, etc.