Thousands of scholarly encyclopedia articles from titles like the Encyclopedia of African American History, Black Women in America, and the African American National Biography.
Features reference books, history periodicals, and other secondary sources as well as thousands of historical documents. Oriented towards high schools and undergraduate researchers.
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Primary and Secondary Sources in History
Primary sources = Evidence
Created during the time period or event you are studying, or produced by a participant (even if after the fact)
Primary sources are defined by how they are used (i.e. as evidence for interpretation of the past) rather than by what they are (i.e. format or type of material)
Secondary sources = Analysis and interpretation
Written by historians, scholars, and other researchers
Secondary sources are based on the analysis and interpretation of primary evidence and other sources