Primary Source
A document written or a physical object created during the time and place under study. Primary sources offer scholars a contemporary or inside view of events and can include creative works, relics or artifacts, as well as documents. In general, instructors will accept a translation of a primary text as a primary text if you are unable to read the original language.
Secondary Source
An interpretation or analysis of one or more primary sources. Secondary sources look back on the time or events under study. They may include representations of or quotations from primary sources.
Series 3: Comprehensive coverage of news sources related to African American life from 1976 to today.