Primary sources are our actual contact

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What is a Primary Source?

Primary sources are our actual contact with history. They are typically firsthand accounts of history's events written by someone with a key role in that event or an observer of that event. Examples of a primary source are personal diaries or journals, letters, newspaper articles written at the time, speeches, or personal accounts (like memoirs or autobiographies). Acts of legislation and laws passed at the time of the event and directly related to it are also primary sources, but these can be more challenging to analyze.

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