Methods
How to Read the Site by Audience Path
This field note is part of the FOBA learning stream. It is meant to orient readers and point toward better source work.
Key points
- Foundational Black Americans should begin with foundations, place hubs, source trails, safe sharing, and claim-review language.
- White Americans should begin with context, responsibility, records, institutions, and careful participation that does not control editorial conclusions.
- Americans broadly can use the Library, Wiki, timelines, and Place Hubs to learn how claims become more trustworthy when evidence labels stay visible.
Next steps
- Start with Start Here and Research Method.
- Use Place Hubs to anchor claims in rivers, routes, towns, records, and open questions.
- Use Fact Check and Community Notes when a claim needs better wording or source support.