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Perry Redd

Perry Redd (born Perry Dawhayne McCreary, August 25, 1964) is an American social activist and organizer, and songwriter. He has advocated chiefly for workers' rights in Knoxville, Tennessee and, as a songwriter, co-founded Sincere Seven, an IRS-designated 501(c)3 tax-deductible nonprofit organization. He was sentenced to imprisonment on two occasions.

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Perry Redd (born Perry Dawhayne McCreary, August 25, 1964) is an American social activist and organizer, and songwriter. He has advocated chiefly for workers' rights in Knoxville, Tennessee and, as a songwriter, co-founded Sincere Seven, an IRS-designated 501(c)3 tax-deductible nonprofit organization. He was sentenced to imprisonment on two occasions.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1964-08-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. release date: 2020 — 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 birth is "1964-08-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  11. 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=1323150036

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