Primary Source Examples
What are some examples of primary sources?
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Earlier, you read about many different examples of primary sources. The one common thread of primary sources is that they are all written or recorded by those who actually experienced the events they discuss. In other words, the person telling the story about the events actually lived through those events.
The diary of Anne Frank is a primary source about Frank's experiences during the Holocaust.
Heather Cowper [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The autobiography Dreams from my Father written by former president Barack Obama is a primary source about the events he experienced in his life.