Primary and Secondary Sources

primary source

newspaper the day after 9/11

secondary source

biography written about George W. Bush

primary source

speech written by Martin Luther King Jr

secondary source

Encyclopedia article on Martin Luther King

primary source

original photographs of the sinking of the Titanic

secondary source

newspaper story on the 75th anniversary of the Titanic

primary source

letters written by Abraham Lincoln

secondary source

Wikipedia entry on Abraham Lincoln

primary source

a photocopy of the Declaration of Independence

secondary source

a TV special with historians talking about the Declaration

primary source

bronze tools used by Mesopotamians

secondary source

audio interviews of historians discussing impact of bronze tools

perspective

a person's point of view

historic source

a source from the past

contemporary source

a source that is recent

verify

to confirm a source is accurate