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Primary Sources
A primary source is a piece of information about a historical event or period in which the creator of the source was an actual participant in or a contemporary of a historical moment. The purpose of primary sources is to capture the words, the thoughts and the intentions of the past. Primary sources help you to interpret what happened and why it happened.
Examples of primary sources include documents, artifacts, diaries, letters, posters , interviews, , newspapers, photos signs , songs, or other written and tangible items created during the historical period you are studying.
Places to locate Primary Sources :
Library of Congress -- One of the major perks is that most of the sources have a ‘quick cite’ option.(watch short VIDEO on how to use LOC )
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - spotlight primary sources
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U.S. History Primary Sources and Major Websites
Museums and Historic Sites
African American History
Freedom’s Journal : the First U.S. African-American Owned Newspaper
Women’s History
Western US History
Native American History
Presidential History
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