National Jukebox from the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Home. EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it. Historical and Cultural Contexts . Intro. Teachers Library of Congress. Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study.
They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience. Examining primary sources gives students a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past. Picturing Modern America.
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