User:Ramizlf/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

 * Article title: Charleston Riots (Illinois)
 * Article Evaluation: Has substantial contributions, but editing needs citations and could be expanded upon.
 * Sources:
 * Coleman, Charles H., and Paul H. Spence. "The Charleston Riot, March 28, 1864." Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 33, no. 1 (1940): 7-56. Accessed February 4, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40189828.
 * Sampson, Robert D. ""Pretty Damned Warm Times": The 1864 Charleston Riot and "The Inalienable Right of Revolution"." Illinois Historical Journal 89, no. 2 (1996): 99-116. Accessed February 4, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40193031.
 * Kleen, Michael. "The Copperhead Threat in Illinois: Peace Democrats, Loyalty Leagues, and the Charleston Riot of 1864." Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998-) 105, no. 1 (2012): 69-92. Accessed February 4, 2020. doi:10.5406/jillistathistsoc.105.1.0069.
 * Sampson, Robert D. ""Pretty Damned Warm Times": The 1864 Charleston Riot and "The Inalienable Right of Revolution"." Illinois Historical Journal 89, no. 2 (1996): 99-116. Accessed February 4, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40193031.
 * Kleen, Michael. "The Copperhead Threat in Illinois: Peace Democrats, Loyalty Leagues, and the Charleston Riot of 1864." Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998-) 105, no. 1 (2012): 69-92. Accessed February 4, 2020. doi:10.5406/jillistathistsoc.105.1.0069.

Option 2

 * Article title: 1917 Bath Riots
 * Article Evaluation: Article has a good breakdown of the events of the riot as well as some good background information.
 * Sources: Uses some reliable sources but largely relies on news articles.
 * Sources: Uses some reliable sources but largely relies on news articles.

Option 3

 * Article title: Waukegan Riot of 1966
 * Article Evaluation: Article has good starting point information but events could be described in better detail.
 * Sources: Relies mostly on newspaper articles, could benefit from academic articles.
 * Sources: Relies mostly on newspaper articles, could benefit from academic articles.

Option 4

 * Article title: Bloody Monday
 * Article Evaluation: Page has a good foundation of information, but more detail about the events, why it occurred, can be added.
 * Sources: Has good list of academic references, which might leave room to pull more from.
 * Sources: Has good list of academic references, which might leave room to pull more from.
 * Sources: Has good list of academic references, which might leave room to pull more from.

Option 5

 * Article title: Wide Awakes
 * Article Evaluation: Has a small section pertaining two the Stone's Prairie Riot, which could be expanded upon or turned into its own page.
 * Sources: Has one academic source for the Riot:
 * Iris A. Nelson and Walter S. Waggoner, The Stone's Prairie Riot of 1860, Journal of Illinois History, Vol. 5, p. 19 (Spring 2002)
 * Sources: Has one academic source for the Riot:
 * Iris A. Nelson and Walter S. Waggoner, The Stone's Prairie Riot of 1860, Journal of Illinois History, Vol. 5, p. 19 (Spring 2002)