User:MThomas45512/Choose an Article

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: Freedom Summer - The Deaths of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner

 * Article title: Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic of the Civil Rights Movement because the killing of these three men and activists further provided evidence of the aggression of white Southerners. This article is also relevant because it details the activism efforts of the Freedom Summer movement of which Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner were members. These three activists got involved in voting drives, thus beginning to undo the disenfranchisement of Black Americans.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Overall, I would argue that the article is written neutrally. The article sticks to giving the facts about the murders and the events surrounding this whole situation rather than including any notions of bias.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Each claim does not have a citation. For instance, in the first paragraph of "Background", only the first sentence has citations. The rest of that entire first paragraph does not have any citations.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * The citations are reliable and some are linked to informative and trustworthy articles. These include PBS, CBS News, and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * I would not argue that the article tackles one of Wikipedia's equity gaps because the killings of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner is very well-known and there is more known about their murders. Likewise, a good portion of the article discusses the actions of the white aggressors who killed these three activists. However, it can be argued that since the article discusses the activists' actions to fight against segregation and the oppression of Black people, the article does tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.
 * Sources
 * https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/mississippi-burning
 * https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/micheal-schwerner-james-chaney-andrew-goodman
 * https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/mississippi-burning
 * https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/micheal-schwerner-james-chaney-andrew-goodman

Option 2: Violence Against Black Churches

 * Article title: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic of the Civil Rights Movement because the tragedy of this bombing highlights white America's hatred of Black people and their total disregard for human life. The article is also relevant to this overarching topic because in response to this horrific tragedy and the death of four innocent children, there was violent and angry unrest. This response is indicative of the Civil Rights Movement because the oppression and violence against Black people was so glaring, obvious, and hateful that it could not be ignored. Furthermore, the government or other societal forces could not push these kinds of actions under a rug and deny that it ever happened.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Overall, I would argue that the article is written neutrally. I would say that this is the case because it presents an extensive explanation of the events surrounding the bombing, as well as important details such as who were the perpetrators and who the victims were. Rather than expressing personal anger with this incident, the contributors of this article made sure that the truth was expressed about this horrific tragedy.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are more citations in this article compared to the first article; however, not every claim has an associated citation. For instance, there are no citations in the first paragraph of the section "Birmingham Campaign."
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * The citations for this article are reliable. Some sources that are in this article include The Washington Post, NPR, and Yale University Press.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * The article does tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps because it discusses the lives of the members of the 16th Street Baptist Church, who are a part of a historically underrepresented population.
 * Sources
 * https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm
 * https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/baptist-street-church-bombing
 * https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm
 * https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/baptist-street-church-bombing

Option 3: The Northern Student Movement

 * Article title: Northern Student Movement
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic of the Civil Rights Movement because the leaders of this movement who came from the North engaged in different activism efforts to help the Black community who struggled under the oppressive hand of white America. The students offered tutoring services and organized sit-ins and "rent strikes in the North".
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Overall, I would argue that the article is written neutrally. However, since this article is less developed compared to the other articles I chose, I believe that there is some underdeveloped and informal language.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Each claim does not have a citation. Throughout the article, there are claims that do not have citations attached to them. I also noticed that since there are so few sources in this article, multiple pieces of information come from the same source. In addition, there are some direct quotes located in this article.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * While there are not many citations for this article, the citations are reliable. Some of the sources include the SNCC Digital Gateway and the New York Public Library.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * I do not think that this article tackles one of Wikipedia's equity gaps because this article is about white Northern students who engaged in different acts of activism to help Black individuals in the North and South.
 * Sources
 * https://www.blackhistory.mit.edu/archive/northern-student-movement-1965
 * https://www.blackhistory.mit.edu/archive/northern-student-movement-1965

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