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Primary Sources
Primary sources are first-hand accounts of events or time periods in history. Types of primary sources include:
Secondary Sources
A secondary source describes, interprets, evaluates, and/or analyzes primary sources. A secondary source is at least one step removed from an event or time period. However, secondary sources may include pictures, quotations, graphs, or data from primary sources with the text. Types of secondary sources include: