Lesson plan

Colored

showing historical use of the term in the US in contrast with "white". Besides the big signs, the water cooler itself is labelled with a sign reading "colored". Colored (or coloured) is a racial descriptor historically used in the United States during the Jim Crow era to refer to an African American. In both the United States and United Kingdom, it may be considered a slur.

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Article summary

showing historical use of the term in the US in contrast with "white". Besides the big signs, the water cooler itself is labelled with a sign reading "colored". Colored (or coloured) is a racial descriptor historically used in the United States during the Jim Crow era to refer to an African American. In both the United States and United Kingdom, it may be considered a slur.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375498555

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.