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We must evaluate the author, audience, intent, and context in order to accurately interpret a primary source document.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
For example, an article written during the 1840s condemning the practice of enslavement may interpret events occurring then, but it is a primary source document of its time.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
The quoted material must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
It appears no one bothered to look back at the original source document.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2019
The number given in the text corresponds to the number of the source document in the reference list.
From Project Trinity 1945-1946 by Maag, Carl R.
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