Negro

Article summary

In the English language, the term negro is a term historically used to refer to people of Black African heritage. The term negro means the color black in Spanish and Portuguese (from Latin niger). The term can be viewed as offensive, inoffensive, or completely neutral, largely depending on the context, region or country where it is used, as well as the time period and context in which it is applied. It has various equivalents in other European languages.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1897 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1914 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1915 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1932 — 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 date of foundation is "1897". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1914". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1915". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1932". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1377976185