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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

 * Thomas Fuller
 * Article Evaluation
 * HISTORY SECTION:
 * FIRST SENTENCE: The assumption that he's from somewhere between Benin and Liberia seems to be from Fauvel and Gerdes . They give an explanation on why they pick there based on the statistics of where slaves were stole from and the decade he was stolen in. Possible un-cited source.
 * LAST SENTENCE: Found word for word plagiarism from a source that wasn't even cited (Fauvel and Gerdes)
 * DOCUMENTATION OF ABILITIES:
 * SECOND PARAGRAPH: Found near word for word plagiarism from a source that is cited, although that source is written in like.. old English??? I'm not really sure... Confusingly I think this might actually be plagiarism of Arithmetical Prodigies from E.W. Scripture which also cites the work that is cited. But, only the very last sentence is cited despite it being a near word for word  copy anyways. I'm not sure how I would rewrite this paragraph. Would be difficult but clearly needs to be done to comply.
 * My additional EDITS:
 * Eglash theories Thomas Fuller was from Bassari based on Bassari's counting systems and that the Bassari were enslaved in Virginia. Interestingly, Fauvel mentions John Barbot talking of the math acumen of the Fidasians as a support point for Fuller having learned math before he was enslaved. These theories seem to support each other in that way. Could mention these two things, might be interesting to add. ---> okay, so Eglash does cite Fauvel. But when Eglash gives his explanation for picking the Bassari he cites Curtin (1971) and Holloway (1990). Fauvel only cites Curtin (1971). Holloway reference must be their own.
 * For some reason Beyond Banneker has a different birthday than the article says... will need to look at more sources to see if this is just a Beyond Banneker thing. Could maybe add a ? to the birth year on wikipedia. the death year is concrete for sure because of the obituary but otherwise... who knows.
 * Sources:
 * - Book: Beyond Banneker By Erica N Walker
 * - Article? Journal? unsure: African Slave and Calculating Prodigy: Bicentenary Death of Thomas Fuller by Fauvel and Gerdes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/031508609090050N/pdf?md5=d4d74a592b2da0edbd264d6d19130b83&pid=1-s2.0-031508609090050N-main.pdf
 * - Arithmetical Prodigies: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1411838.pdf
 * - African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design by Ron Eglash (Eglash theories Thomas Fuller was from Bassari based on Bassari's counting systems and that the Bassari were enslaved in Virginia. Interestingly, Fauvel mentions John Barbot talking of the math acumen of the Fidasians as a support point for Fuller having learned math before he was enslaved. These theories seem to support each other in that way. Could mention these two things, might be interesting to add.
 * - Article? Journal? unsure: African Slave and Calculating Prodigy: Bicentenary Death of Thomas Fuller by Fauvel and Gerdes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/031508609090050N/pdf?md5=d4d74a592b2da0edbd264d6d19130b83&pid=1-s2.0-031508609090050N-main.pdf
 * - Arithmetical Prodigies: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1411838.pdf
 * - African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design by Ron Eglash (Eglash theories Thomas Fuller was from Bassari based on Bassari's counting systems and that the Bassari were enslaved in Virginia. Interestingly, Fauvel mentions John Barbot talking of the math acumen of the Fidasians as a support point for Fuller having learned math before he was enslaved. These theories seem to support each other in that way. Could mention these two things, might be interesting to add.

Option 2

 * Elbert Frank Cox
 * Article Evaluation
 * EARLY LIFE:
 * No citations. I'm positive I could find some. Beyond Banneker talks about his early life and also cites sources that the information might be from.
 * Sources:
 * Book: Beyond Banneker By Erica N Walker
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 * Book: Beyond Banneker By Erica N Walker

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