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Split This Rock

Split This Rock is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that supports poetry and social activism. Founded in 2008, it was built from the DC Poets Against the War movement — which formed in response to the Iraq War — and takes its name from a poem by Langston Hughes. It is known for The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database, a searchable online archive of contemporary poetry launched in 2015 and covered by the Washington Post as a resource for activists and educators.

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Split This Rock is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that supports poetry and social activism. Founded in 2008, it was built from the DC Poets Against the War movement — which formed in response to the Iraq War — and takes its name from a poem by Langston Hughes. It is known for The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database, a searchable online archive of contemporary poetry launched in 2015 and covered by the Washington Post as a resource for activists and educators.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2008 — 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 "2008". 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=1349390345

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