Primary Source:
In historical studies, primary sources include written works, recordings, or other sources of information from people who were participants or direct witnesses to the events in question.
Examples of commonly used primary sources include government documents, memoirs, personal correspondence, oral histories, and contemporary newspaper accounts.
Where to find Primary Resources:
Encyclopedias provide detailed summaries of topics- try search GVR entry or wikipedia page for a topic, and written down names of important people/places/incidents, and searched for [those] + primary sources in Google.
Ex: Civil Rights Topic
You discover Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in this moment so your research him further to see if he gave speeches, published materials, or was interviewed.
You discover he gave the important "I have a Dream Speech" during the "March on Washington" event and you are able to track down the transcript and finds audio-visual of the speech.
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