The above video explains the differences between primary and secondary sources. Even if you know the definitions of these terms, be sure to watch this video because it is important to express that primary and secondary sources are not necessarily more accurate or less biased than each other.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem is a world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences. Contains both primary and secondary sources.
American History from Infobase
Provides topic pages and overviews for historical events, daily life in different eras, historical controversies, and multimedia supplements as well as primary sources. Covers the colonial/revolutionary period and forward. Contains both primary and secondary sources.
Slavery in America and the World; History, Culture, and Law
Legal materials (court cases, trials, statutes, etc.) with books, sermons, slave narratives, speeches, periodicals, pamphlets from the 18th-20th centuries. Contains both primary and secondary sources.
JSTOR
Includes full-text back issues of selected peer-reviewed journals in such areas as history, statistics, sociology, literature, and economics. Contains secondary sources.
U.S. History from Gale
Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Contains secondary sources.
The CMS Notes & Bibliography citation style is predominantly used in the humanities, courses such as history, literature, and art. This citation style uses numbered footnotes to cite sources, and sources are again listed in a corresponding bibliography. Please always check your course materials and/or ask your professor which CMS citation style to use. The below video offers additional information on the Notes & Bibliography citation style.
