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Identify primary and secondary sources

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Historians use different kinds of sources to study the past. Sources are books, documents, pictures, or other materials that provide evidence about the past. Primary sources are usually firsthand accounts and are usually created at the time that an event takes place. Secondary sources are usually secondhand accounts, are usually created later in time, and are based on a variety of primary sources.

Imagine that you are a historian who wants to learn more about African American baseball leagues in the mid-1900s. You find the source described below. Read the description of the source. Then complete the sentence below.

A program was given to people who attended a baseball game between the Indianapolis Clowns and the Kansas City Monarchs in the 1950s. These teams played in an African American baseball league.

Complete the sentence.

In this case, the program is a

secondary

source because it

was made in the 2000s by historians researching African American baseball leagues

primary . . . was made for fans at an African American league baseball game in the mid-1900s

secondary . . . was made in the 2000s by historians researching African American baseball leagues

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