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William "Froggie" James

William "Froggie" James
I chose this article to evaluate because I skimmed over it and I thought it was an interesting topic as well as it shedding light on various reasons and circumstances in which lynchings took place.

Lead section:
The lead section was attention grabbing to me and had a good selection of information to provide a solid summary of what happened with William, but I think it is also pretty short and concise which is good because a longer lead section might end up being ignored by the reader.

Content:
I think the content in this article is good because it lays a foundation to racial tensions at the time of the lynching. The article also helps with the understanding of lynching laws at the time and the reasons that these laws in place weren't respected at the location of the lynching. This provides context going into the actual events that took place during the lynching and the motivations for the lynching itself.

Tone and Balance:
In my opinion the article is mostly neutral since it basically maintains a storytelling tone, but when it comes to balance of information I think it focuses a lot on racial tensions but not the motivations behind them as much. But overall, I don't believe that the article aims to sway the reader in any particular way other than telling the story of what happened in the lynching of William James.

Sources and References:
The sources seem very well thought out, they are also accessible from the article, there aren't any issues with the links in the bibliography that I encountered. There also seems to be a decent amount of sources backing up the article which is also good.

Organization and Writing Quality:
The article is well written, besides some small grammar issues, it is easy to understand and well structured.

Images and Media:
There are no images in this article, it would definitely add to the article if there were pictures of the town/ of William himself, but obviously not his lynching.

Overall impressions:
Overall, I think this is a solid article, it is a decent length and it gives an appropriate amount of background and detail of the lynching to make you feel like you understand not only what happened, but the circumstances as well.