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Primary

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Secondary Sources

Secondary sources are a re-told source. Meaning that they weren't present at the event.

Primary Source

First hand account of the topic. An eye witness at the event.

Types of Primary Sources

Manuscripts, photographs, speeches, journals, scrapbooks, etc.

Types of Secondary Sources

Opinions, retold stories, newspaper article of a particular topic, etc.

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Primary Source Examples

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Secondary Source Examples

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SOURCES
  

https://www.library.illinois.edu/village/primarysource/mod1/pg2.htm

https://www.lib.uci.edu/examples-primary-sources

https://subjectguides.library.american.edu/primary

http://www.napavalley.edu/Library/Pages/SecondarySources.aspx