1. The website is .org, which usually represents a more reliable website. At the bottom of the website it lists “stormfront” as the host, which is apparently a white nationalist organization. The domain does not seem to correspond to the content of the website.
2. There is no designated author, just the stormfront organization listed, and there is no date as far as I can tell, although some links do claim to be “new.” I can not truncate the website anymore, since it is a .org site.
3. The sources seem to be well documented, and it is unclear to me whether or not they have been altered. All of the links I clicked on were up and running, and all of the featured links support one main bias.
4. There are 630 other websites linking to martinlutherking.org. I googled MLK and the site showed up 2nd. I also googled stormfront, and it revealed many websites about “white survival and pro-white activism.”
5. It does NOT add up! The website seems to be put up to knock down MLK, not provide unbiased information about him. The web name “martinlutherking.org” seems to be a bit ironic to me.
I don’t believe this website is appropriate for use in schools because students shouldn’t necessarily be looking up information about white activists. Maybe if they’re older students, but most student who visit this website would be looking for information on MLK and the positive influence he had on our nation, not white activist information. Kids could learn to be less trusting by being required to complete a website evaluation, just like the one we completed before getting information off a website. If they know what to look for, they will be able to find unbiased information.