Primary and Secondary Sources

A newspaper article about President Kennedy's assassination the day after he was killed.

• Primary

• Secondary

A photograph of Civil War soldiers.

• Primary

• Secondary

A picture book biography about Martin Luther King Jr. written in 1989 by David Adler.

• Primary

• Secondary

A reference book for kids about popular topics such as sports, entertainment and animals.

• Primary

• Secondary

A letter written by a Civil War Union officer to his wife in 1861.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A text book about the Revolutionary War.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to them before bedtime. What are we listening to?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

When I visit my Aunt she shows me photographs of my parents when they were little. What am I looking at?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

I am writing a report on George Washington and my friend lends me her encyclopedia. What am I using?

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• Secondary Source